Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 6 new deaths as confirmed cases rise

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 6 new deaths as confirmed cases rise vanguardnews

Nigeria has registered an increase in the number of Lassa fever cases since the beginning of 2020, with 365 positive cases and 47 deaths reported from 23 states across the country.

The affected states are Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Borno, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Kano, Kogi, Kaduna, Adamawa, Cross River, Delta, Osun, Ogun, Abia, Taraba, Plateau, FCT, Gombe, Enugu, Kebbi and Anambra. Three states, Ondo, Edo, and Ebonyi, remain the states with the most affected cases.However, there was a reduction in the number of new deaths in the reporting week as compared to the previous week where 19 deaths were reported.

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