By Bolarinwa Kabir
In the current cholera outbreak, no fewer than 37 deaths have been recorded which has hit 30 states, including Lagos and Ogun.
Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Affairs in the state Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, stated that the state had recorded an additional six cholera deaths as against the previous 15.
She said cholera cases had risen to 401 in the state.
Dr Tomi Coker, the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, told reporters that the state had recorded one death and 14 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in its recent report, said from January 1 to June 11, 2024, over 1,141 suspected and over 65 confirmed cases of cholera, resulting in over 30 deaths, had been reported from 96 local government areas in 30 states.
With the six additional deaths in Lagos, and one death in Ogun, the fatalities are no fewer than 37.
Honourable FM had earlier reported that the resumption of schools on Wednesday after the Sallah holiday could fuel the spread of the disease.
Cholera is a food and water-borne disease caused by ingesting the bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae in a contaminated water and food. Cholera can lead to severe acute watery diarrhoea and the severe forms of the disease can kill within hours if left untreated.