On Friday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announced 1,018 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 8,411 suspected cases from January 1 to September 29, 2024, in 28 states across 128 Local Government Areas.
Announcing the development in the situation report obtained from the NCDC, it was disclosed that the centre records 172 deaths with a Case Fatality Rate of 16.9 per cent.
The report read partly, “In week 39, the number of new confirmed cases increased from four in epidemiology week 38, 2024 to nine. These were reported in Ondo and Edo States.
“Cumulatively from week one to 39, 2024, 172 deaths have been reported with a CFR of 16.9 per cent which is marginally higher than the CFR for the same period in 2023 (16.8%).
” In total for 2024, 28 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 128 LGAs.”
