The Lagos State Government has said the number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 from the initial 15 fatalities and 401 suspected cases. While the state government has attributed the outbreak of the disease in the state to unregistered tiger nut drinks, just as Oyo, Ogun and Kano State governments have rolled out measures against cholera outbreak in the states. Cholera is a highly contagious food and water-borne disease.
It spreads through direct transmission by eating or drinking contaminated food or water and indirect transmission due to poor sanitation and lack of handwashing. Symptoms of cholera include acute, painless, watery diarrhoea of sudden onset, with or without vomiting. It may be associated with nausea, profuse vomiting and fever.
At the last count, the state government said Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recorded the highest numbers. But in the latest update in his Instagram handle on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the number of confirmed cases in the nation’s commercial capital was 417.
“As of June 20, 2024, an additional six suspected cholera cases have been reported, as illustrated in the accompanying graphs. “The situation report indicates 417 suspected cases, 35 confirmed cases, and 24 recorded deaths. The graphs depict the distribution of cases among the 20 LGAs in the state.
Meanwhile, the state government has attributed the outbreak of the disease in the state to unregiste.
