Lassa fever: Edo records 10 new cases, as death toll hits 8, confirmed cases 81

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EDO State has disclosed that it has recorded 10 more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 81, with eight deaths.

Briefing journalists in Benin City, state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the 10 new cases were confirmed in five local government areas in the state, namely Etsako West, Esan North East, Esan West, Akoko Edo, Etsako Central.

Reassuring of government’s commitment to containing the pandemic and ensuring the health and well-being of residents, Obehi urged residents to complement the government’s efforts by complying with preventive protocols against the spread of the disease.

She said: “We have continued to witness a steady rise in the number of confirmed cases and deaths from Lassa fever with 10 new cases confirmed in five councils in the state. We now have a total of 81 confirmed cases with eight deaths from the disease.”

She said the 81 confirmed cases were spread across 11 councils in the state, including Etsako West, 33; Esan West, 19; Esan North East, 16, Esan Central, two and Esan South East with two cases.

Others are Etsako East, two; Owan East, two; Akoko Edo, two Ovia North East, one; Oredo, one, and Etsako Central LGA with one confirmed case.

Decrying the rising number of fatalities from the virus, the commissioner said the state now has a case fatality rate of 10 percent, adding that the eight deaths were recorded in four councils in the state, including Etsako West, four; Esan North East, two; Etsako East, one and Oredo with one death.

Akoria noted that most of the deaths recorded in the state were persons who were unwell and failed to report to a proper hospital for care until they developed complications, urging residents to “take responsibility to work with the Ministry of Health, observe preventive measures and report early symptoms suspected to be malaria or any other illnesses that present like malaria.”

Culled from Vanguard

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