Nigeria's death toll from Lassa fever hits 118 - NCDC

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The deaths recorded from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has reached 118, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed.

From January 1 to February 23, 2633 suspected cases, with 689 confirmed cases and 118 deaths have been recorded in the country.

In the reporting week, NCDC said the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 115 cases from the previous week to 102 cases. In total for 2020, 27 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 115 local government areas.

 

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