This was contained in a statement signed by Malam Mati Ali, the Public Relations Officer in the state Ministry of Health on Thursday in Dutse, the Jigawa State
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Also, 2,165 have been affected by the killer disease within the period
Doka said 29 of them were at the Infectious Diseases Hospital Kano, while the remaining 39 were outpatients
The agency however debunked claims that the recent out break of cholera witnessed in the nation was caused by the manufacturers of the table water
“The water works is no longer pumping water as the staff have refused to work to press for payment of their salaries
The number of deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic in the state has risen from eight to nine, while the number of people hospitalised jumped from the initial 61 to 86 persons
Nasidi, while on an assessment tour of the affected areas, said that the state’s Ministry of Health gave the figures to the centre
Oyemakinde said: “Drugs can only reduce the number of deaths arising from the disease outbreak but would not prevent it
Deaths have been recorded in Plateau and Sokoto States as a result of cholera infection
Oroji said that three persons, one female and two males, died on October 14, out of nine infected
Juryit attributed the outbreak to overcrowding, dirty environment and the consumption of unhygienic food and water
Doctors from Medicine San Frontier, Doctors Without Borders, were seen rendering assistance to the victims at Rini Village and Bakura town