The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2022 was 189, according to a situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2022 was 189, according to a situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The report obtained by our correspondent on Saturday showed that the confirmed cases for last year puts the number at 1,067 across 112 local government areas and 27 states. The 52nd-week report from December 26 to January 1, 2023, revealed that the suspected cases were now 8,202. It also revealed that 63 health care workers were infected by the disease.
The report read in part, “In week 52, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 17 in week 51, 2022, to 12 cases. These were reported from Edo, Ebonyi, and Benue states. “Cumulatively from week 1 to week 52, 2022, 189 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 17.7 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 . In total for 2022, 27 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 112 Local Government Areas.
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