Lassa fever death toll rises to 38 in 11 states

The death toll in the Lassa Fever outbreak across the country hits 38 last night as more cases were breaking out.

The cases in Edo, Borno and Enugu where deaths were announced, took the number of affected states to 11.

The other states battling the fever are: Ondo, Ebonyi, Taraba, Plateau, Kano, Delta, Bauchi and Ogun as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC).

But the Ogun State government has denied the outbreak of the fever in its territory.

Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Deputy Governor, Musa Ebomhiana, said: “A total of 175 cases of Lassa Fever have been recorded in the state with eight persons dead since the current outbreak of the epidemic.

“This is the highest the state has recorded in the history since the first outbreak in the state.

“An ambulance has been dedicated strictly for the use of Lassa Fever cases in the state to help facilitate the curbing of the disease.

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“The affected LGAs are Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North East, Esan South East, Igueben and Etsako West.”