Lagos State Government said 15 people in the state have died in the past few days due to Cholera.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, made this known on Saturday.
He disclosed that 350 suspected cases had been reported, with 17 confirmed to be cholera and 15 deaths so far.
He stated that after the initial alert and advisory issued by the state Ministry of Health on the cholera outbreak, the government activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.
“The laboratory investigation and test results have so far confirmed cholera sub-type O-1. This subtype is associated with a more severe disease. The pattern of new cases per day varies across LGAs, according to our ongoing surveillance and monitoring updates.
“Although this is an increase from the numbers published 3 days ago, cases are now dramatically subsiding in previously affected LGAs due to our interventions and surveillance efforts, however, we are recording some new cases in previously unaffected LGAs, signalling the need for residents to adhere strictly to precautionary, personal, and environmental hygiene measures,” the commissioner said.
Abayomi noted that the state Ministry of Health’s senior team had completed a meeting with the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Jide Idris, and his team, along with key partners from the World Health Organization (WHO), to optimize all interventions.
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