Cholera Outbreak Hits 7 States in Nigeria, Leaves 80 Dead

Posted on October 24 2013

Lagos and six other states have been hit hard by a cholera outbreak.
Already, 80 people have succumbed to the illness that is characterized by unrestrained release of stool and vomiting.
Lagos State Government said yesterday that it had recorded about 15 cases out of which three residents of the state had died of the disease.
50 people have lost their lives in the northwestern state of Zamfara. Eight deaths were recorded and 10 others hospitalised from the infection in Oyo state last month.
The Government of Lagos State, western Nigeria, yesterday said it had recorded about 15 cases out of which three residents of the state had died of the disease.
Weeks ago, nine people died of the disease, which also infected 100 people in Namu Village in Plateau state, north-central Nigeria.
The disease killed 50 people in the northwestern state of Zamfara recently while eight deaths were recorded and 10 others hospitalised from the infection in Oyo state last month.
Five people died out of the nine people infected by the disease in Tambuwal Local Government Area in Sokoto this month.
Five people were reported dead in July this year after being infected by the disease in Ogun state, western Nigeria.