One hundred and thirty four additional cases of cholera Outbreak have been confirmed with fifteen deaths across 25 Local Government Areas in Katsina State.
This brings the total to 1,534 confirmed cases and 75 deaths.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja, disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina.
He said 25 out of the 34 local government areas of the state are now affected by the outbreak.
Mr Danja, who spoke at a press conference, said Funtua, Charanci, Kankara, Rimi, Sabuwa, Jibia and Kafur are some of the areas with the highest number of cases.
“Of the reported cases, 67 per cent are aged 15 years and above, while three cases were reported for under one. Of all the reported cases, 53 per cent are male.
“Funtua LGA had the highest number of cases with 384, followed by Sabuwa with 232, Kafur 215, Charanchi 135, Kankara 71 and Jibia with 69 cases.
“In terms of mortality, Funtua also leads with 18, followed by Charanchi which has 14, Jibia 11, Kankara five, while Rimi and Sabuwa are having four each.”
Danja added that rapid diagnostic cholera, medical supply kits and consumables have been distributed to the affected local government areas for prompt detection of cases to tackle morbidity and mortality.