Cholera outbreak: The State Government, at the weekend, said only one death involving a woman was recorded in the outbreak of cholera in the community.
Ebonyi State Government has debunked reports of double figure deaths in the recent cholera outbreak in the state.
He said the late patient was a woman while his son who reported to the hospital with severe case of the infection has recovered.A rumour had it that 20 persons died in while others mentioned 13 and 10 deaths. He said the 68 persons that were admitted in the health post have been treated and discharged, stating no case of the disease has been recorded again in the community.
“They commenced all the interventions because they went with all the intervention materials including IVR, ORS, antibiotics, zinc tablets among others and commenced treatment and all of them were successfully managed and discharged home. The commissioner debunked some media reports that people were dying in droves as a result of Lassa Fever outbreak.
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