The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed no fewer than 2,404 people this year alone, more than the fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In its latest report, which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the NCDC stated that the cholera death toll is the cumulative from January.
In contrast, the COVID-19 pandemic killed 2,661 between last year February and now in Nigeria.
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In a statement, the NCDC said 23 new cholera deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between September 6 and 12.
Within the stated period, the country recorded 1,182 suspected new cases of cholera, said the NCDC.
The public health agency said a total of 72,910 suspected cases of cholera infection have now been recorded in 27 states and the federal capital territory since the onset of the outbreak.
It added that a national multi-sectoral emergency system continues to coordinate the national response.
Cholera is a highly virulent disease characterized in its most severe form by a sudden onset of acute watery diarrhea that can lead to death by severe dehydration.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
