The Delta State government says it has conducted some tests to ascertain the causes of the mysterious deaths recorded in Ute-Okpu and Idumesa communities in Ika North East Local Government Area of the state.
Briefing newsmen in Asaba on Friday,the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye,said the results of the tests carried out have come back positive for Yellow Fever disease.
Dr Ononye confirmed that as of noon on Friday, 22 deaths have been recorded with seven active cases receiving treatments in hospitals across the state.
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He, however, noted that the state health authorities await authentication of the government’s position from the Regional Test Centre in Dakar, Senegal within a period of one month.
