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The Lagos State Ministry of Health has reported 29 deaths and 579 cases since the cholera outbreak began two weeks ago.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, while speaking on Monday during an ongoing press briefing, said that the death figure was due to patients presenting late to the hospital or were brought in dead.
He, however, said no case had been reported in schools.
Abayomi added, “For the past two weeks, we have recorded 29 deaths and 579 suspected cholera cases. The 29 deaths was caused by patients being presented late that we couldn’t resuscitate them.”
On June 11, 2024, the commissioner in a statement, warned that the state had recorded an excess report of severe gastroenteritis cases.
He disclosed that cases of severe gastroenteritis were reported in communities around Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu, and Kosofe Local Government Area of the state.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera.
Symptoms of cholera include acute, painless watery diarrhea of sudden onset, with or without vomiting. It may be associated with nausea, profuse vomiting, and fever.
Nigeria is experiencing a significant cholera outbreak, with the NCDC reporting over 1,528 suspected cases in 31 states.
The outbreak has notably affected Lagos, Bayelsa, Zamfara, Abia, Cross River, Bauchi, Delta, Katsina, Imo, and Nasarawa states.
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