Lassa fever cases
Also, the NCDC has said the number of confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country has increased to 909 in week 35 of 2022, up from the previous 899 cases recorded in week 34.
The confirmed cases for week 35 is higher than the confirmed cases recorded in the same period in 2021 by 544.
The centre disclosed in its latest situation report on the disease obtained by our correspondent on Sunday.
Ten new cases, according to the report, were recorded in Ondo, Edo and Nasarawa states.
It also showed that there were 6,547 suspected cases of the disease in the country.
The breakdown of the confirmed cases showed that while 25 states had recorded at least one confirmed case across 101 local government areas, Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states alone accounted for 70 per cent of the confirmed cases.
