The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has increased to 937 from the previous 933 earlier reported.
The NCDC, who disclosed this in a report said the outbreak of the illness has killed 173 people so far this year.
The report read; “In week 40, the number of new confirmed cases is the same as reported in week 39, 2022 to four cases. These were reported from Ondo, Bauchi and Ekiti States.’’
“Cumulatively from week one to week 40, 2022, 173 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 18.5 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (23.1 per cent).’’
“In total for 2022, 26 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 104 Local Government Areas.’’
“Of all confirmed cases, 71 per cent are from Ondo (33 per cent), Edo (25 per cent), and Bauchi (13 per cent) States.’’
“The predominant age group affected is 21-30 years (Range: 0 to 90 years, Median Age: 30 years). The male-to-female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8.’’
“The number of suspected cases has increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2021.’’
“No new Healthcare worker affected in the reporting week 40.’’
“National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.”