Lara Adejoro In a statement by the state government on Saturday, 15 fatalities have been confirmed from the cholera outbreak. According to the Director of Public Affairs at the state Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the government has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. It noted that the PHEOC was convened to address the increasing number of severe gastroenteritis cases across multiple LGAs in the state.
According to the statement, the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed this while speaking on steps taken to control the outbreak in Lagos State. He said, “He revealed that 350 suspected cases of cholera were reported in 29 wards across multiple LGAs in Lagos State with 17 confirmed cases and 15 fatalities so far,” it read partly. “The laboratory investigation and test results have so far confirmed Cholera sub type O-1.
This subtype is associated with 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.
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