NCDC declares cholera emergency, sets up measures
*As Nigeria records 53 deaths,1,528 suspected cases in 31 states lDeath toll in Lagos hits 29 with 579 suspected cases, 30 patients on admission lInvestigation ongoing to reveal source of outbreak — Abayomi lVaccine not available in public hospitals lLagos engages Danish firm to construct 100 public toilets lOgun records one death, 25 suspected cases THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, yesterday activated a national cholera emergency centre, following outbreak of the disease in the country. It also said 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cholera cases were recorded across 31 states and 107 local government areas, with a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent since the beginning of 2024. This is even as Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that the cholera death toll had risen to 29 from the previously reported 24 last week, adding that the total number of suspected cases had risen to 579. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, who spoke in an up...