The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox in the country, with recent cases reported in Gombe, Plateau, and Akwa Ibom States.
To date, 67 cases have been confirmed across 23 states and the FCT, from a total of 1,031 suspected cases reported in 35 states and the FCT.
This information was shared during a press briefing in Abuja by NCDC’s Director General, Jide Idris.
Regarding cholera, the agency reported 141 suspected cases and one death, with a fatality rate of 0.7% in Katsina, Lagos, Kano, Jigawa, and Adamawa States.
So far, 216 deaths have been recorded from 7,663 suspected cases across the country.
Although the Director General noted a decline in cholera cases, he warned that more cases are likely to emerge in the coming weeks due to flooding in some regions.
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