The National Center for Disease Control, (NCDC)’s situation report for January 17 to January 23 said 74 new cases of Lassa fever have been reported in nine states across the country.
Ondo topped the list of states with 28 new infections, followed by Edo and Bauchi with 18 cases each.
Other states that reported new infections include Oyo (3), Ebonyi (3), Benue (1), Katsina (1), Kaduna (1), and Taraba (1).
The new infections bring the total number of cases recorded in 2022 to 170.
The agency also said 11 people across five states died from the disease in the past week.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 3, 2022, 32 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.8% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (25.0%),” the report reads.
“In total for 2022, 12 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 37 Local Government Areas. Of all confirmed cases, 74% are from Edo (28%), Ondo (28%) and Bauchi (23%) States.
