The Borno State cholera case has jumped from 3000 cases to 4204 cases, as 274 fresh cases were recorded within 24 hours, with the death toll rising to 39 deaths.
The incident manager, Public Health Emergency Operation Centre, Dr Jacob Thlizer, gave the up – date yesterday during a sensitisation meeting on preventive measures and curative management of acute water diarrhoea for 27 local government areas and stakeholders in Maiduguri.
He said in the last 24 hours, 274 new cases were recorded across 36 wards in seven local government areas of the state. Thlizer said the new suspected cases in the last 24 hours is 274, while the total suspect cases line listed is 4,204 recorded from 36 wards in the seven local government areas, in – cluding Jere, Bama, Kaga, Mafa, Kwarya Kusar, MMC, Konduga, Monguno, Maigumeri and Ngala, were affected.
“In total, we now have 39 deaths: in Jere, 1,214; in Bama, 8; in Kaga, 18; in Mafa, 184; in Kwarya Kusar, 8; in MMC, 2,404; in Konduga, 275; in Monguno, 90; in Maigumeri, 1; and in Ngala, 2 cases were recorded,” he said.
He, however, noted that the state government has embarked on response ac – tions to the sudden spike in the disease. “The state government had activated IMS, coor – dinated meetings with all health actors in the state, created awareness in hotspot locations, and procured commodities,” he added.
