Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says as of Tuesday, July 15, 2024, it recorded 3,623 suspected cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory. This was revealed by the Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris at a press briefing held in Abuja. He noted that the current outbreak has spread to 187 Local Government Areas within the country, with a cumulative case fatality rate of 2.
8 per cent since the beginning of the year. Idris noted that the predominant age affected are five-year-olds, while males account for 52 per cent of cases, and females account for the rest. He, however, said there was a 5.
6 per cent decline in the number of cases in this reporting week (8th -14th July) as compared to the preceding week. Idris stated, “As of July 15, 2024, we have recorded 3,623 suspected cases and, unfortunately, 103 deaths across 34 states plus the Federal Capital Territory and 187 Local Government Areas, with a cumulative case fatality rate of 2.8 per cent since the beginning of the year.
The predominant age affected is 5 years old while males account for 52 per cent of cases and females account for the rest. “Furthermore, there was a 5.6 per cent decline in the number of cases in this reporting week (8th -14th July) as compared to the preceding week.
We also recorded a drop in the case fatality rate from 2.9 per cent to 2.8 per cent.
Definitely, there is a decline in case fatality rate from week 24 when the spike st.
