Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its emergency centre as the death toll in the recent outbreak of Cholera rose to fifty-three nationwide.
This is according to an update by the Agency shared on its official X platform noting that a total of 1,528 suspected cases and 53 deaths have been recorded across 31 states.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Government said one person had died and 25 cases of the disease were confirmed in the area.
According to the Ogun State Health Commissioner, Dr. Tomi Coker who gave the figure in Abeokuta, free surveillance and emergency treatment have been activated in all 20 Local Government Areas of the State.
Dr. Coker identified Abeokuta South, Abeokuta North, Obafemi/ Owode, Ijebu North, Ado, and Odo/ Ota Local Government Areas as the most hit by the disease.
