Lassa fever: NCDC confirms 162 deaths first-half 2023
The Centre, on Thursday, disclosed this in its 20th-week Lassa fever situation report shared on its Twitter handle , adding that 944 confirmed cases and 5, 593 suspected cases of the disease were recorded so far since January 2023.
“Cumulatively, from week 1 to week 20, 2023, 162 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 17.2% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2022 . “In total, for 2023, 28 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 106 LGAs,” the centre’s 20th-week report read. It maintained that, “the number of suspected cases increased, compared to that reported for the same period in 2022.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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