The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 59 people have died from Lassa fever complications in 2022 alone.
The agency, in a report released on Wednesday, said it also recorded 358 confirmed cases of the disease in 19 states and 65 local government areas.
The report said seven new healthcare workers had been infected in Bauchi,Ondo and Edo States in the reporting week six.
It said in week six, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 58 in week five, 2022 to 77 cases.
“These were reported from Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Ebonyi,Taraba, Enugu, Benue,
Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger States and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Cumulatively from week one to week six, 2022, 59 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 16.5 percent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021(22.9%).”
The NCDC said the national Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral national emergency coordination centre had been activated to coordinate response activities at all levels.
