Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention don confam total cases of 933 as of October 2, 2022 and 173 people don kpai.
Di Situation Report for week 39 dey show say e affect 25 states and 102 Local Government Areas and 71 per cent na from Ondo (32 per cent), Edo (26 per cent), and Bauchi (13 per cent) states.
Some of di report dey here :
“In week 39, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 6 cases reported in week 38, 2022 to 4 cases. These were reported from Ondo and Enugu States.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 39, 2022, 173 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.5 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (22.8 per cent).
“In total for 2022, 25 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 102 Local Government Areas.
“Of all confirmed cases, 71 per cent are from Ondo (32 per cent), Edo (26 per cent), and Bauchi (13 per cent) States.
“The predominant age group affected is 21-30 years (Range: 0 to 90 years, Median Age: 30 years). The male-to-female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8.
“The number of suspected cases has increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2021.
“No new Healthcare worker affected in the reporting week 39.
“National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.”
