The Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, said yesterday that 29 people had died from an outbreak of yellow fever in the state.“We discovered 224 suspected cases, and 29 were confirmed dead, with 24 in Alkaleri Local Government, Area, two in Bauchi LGA, one in Darazo council area and two in Ningi LGA,” he said.
He said that government was doing everything possible to ensure that the disease did not spread to the state capital.“Already, 500,000 doses of vaccines had been administered in Alkaleri and we are expecting 600,000 doses of vaccines to be administered in Ningi community,” he said.
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