“From January 1 to August 21, 2022, there have now been 604 suspected cases and 241 confirmed cases (161 males, 80 females) from 30 states – Lagos (42), Ondo (19), Rivers (16), Adamawa (15), Bayelsa (14), Edo (13), Delta (12), FCT (11), Imo (10), Abia (9), Nasarawa (9), Anambra (9), Ogun (7), Plateau (6), Taraba (5), Kwara (5), Kano (5), Gombe (4), Cross River (4), Oyo (4), Katsina (4), Borno (3), Benue (3), Kogi (3), Ebonyi (3), Akwa Ibom (2), Bauchi (1), Niger (1), Osun (1) and Kaduna (1).
“Two new deaths were reported in Epi week 33; one each in Taraba and Kogi states. In summary, six deaths have been recorded in six states in 2022 – Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1) Akwa Ibom (1), Taraba (1) and Kogi (1) with a case fatality rate of 2.4 per cent.”
