Getso also urged the people to ensure sure that they sleep in well ventilated rooms in order to reduce the risk of contracting meningitis.
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The source said that the victims were brought in from Sabon Gari, Katuzu, Zango, Lawan Musa and Sarkin Hausawa, which were among the areas worst affected by the outbreak.
Hassan made this known while briefing newsmen at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, during her visit to the cholera quarantine ward.
Gamawa said that the deaths occurred over the weekend while briefing newsmen on Monday.
Dodoma Regional Medical Officer, James Kiologwe, said that since Oct. 2017, 470 cholera cases had been recorded in the region.
The Deputy Nursing Officer in the area, Lawal Saidu, told reporters that the victims were stooling and vomiting excessively when they were brought to the hospital, but they died while on treatment
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its latest bulletin that there was a 19-per cent decrease
The commissioner told newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau that 500 others were currently receiving treatment at various health facilities in the state
Dr. Jide Idris, the State Commissioner for Health, who made the disclosure on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos, however, was not specific about the timing of the incident
Chief Benjamen Onoania, the Head of Amaowele village and also a member of the of Amansea king’s cabinet, told newsmen at Amansea on Tuesday that at least 20 motor accidents had also been recorded close to the bridge where the corpses were discovered
The Plateau State Ministry of Health on Monday disclosed that 167 cases of cholera had been recorded with eight deaths…
“Four persons died in Amachi, while one each died in Edomia and Ikelegu, with eight persons hospitalised and currently receiving treatment in health centres
Akabuike said this in Awka on Tuesday while receiving drugs and hospital equipment donated by a pharmaceutical company based in Lagos
He said: “So far, 171 cases have been recorded with 20 deaths in the outbreak, which was reported on January 5
Some 54 people have died in or near the capital Accra, and around 300 people are now being infected daily with the highly contagious disease, putting pressure on local health facilities, said Linda Van-Otoo, GHS director for Greater Accra
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Sunday
The Eagle Online gathered on tuesday that 32 persons, who were also infected by the outbreak of the cholera epidemic, are receiving medical attention in the hospital.
Report said this was the number of persons that had been confirmed dead or hospitalised after the second day of the outbreak of the disease
Orduen Abunku, made the announcement while speaking to newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital
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
Also, 2,165 have been affected by the killer disease within the period