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Death toll from cholera outbreak in Nigeria rises to 2,323

ABUJA: The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 2,323 people in the country since its onset in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the NCDC said 46 new deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between August 30 and Septembner 5. The public … Read more

Cholera death toll rises to 1,178 in Nigeria

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LAGOS: The cholera epidemic has killed 1,178 people in 23 states and Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, since it broke out in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said Tuesday. In an update of the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the health agency said 37,819 suspected cases of cholera were reported from 23 states … Read more

Nigeria records highest daily COVID-19 cases in 6 months

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ABUJA: Nigeria recorded on Wednesday one death and 790 new cases of Covid-19, the highest daily figure recorded in the country in about six months, according to official data released on Thursday. This brings the total number of the caseload in Africa’s most populous country to 179,908 and the fatality toll to 2,195, according to … Read more