At least 274 new suspected cholera cases have been recorded in Borno State in 24 hours, bringing the total number of suspected infections to 4,204 across seven local government areas.
Health authorities also confirmed that 39 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak began.
The Incident Manager of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Dr Jacob Thlizer, disclosed this on Tuesday during a sensitisation meeting on preventive measures and case management of acute watery diarrhoea for stakeholders across 27 local government areas in Maiduguri.
He said the new cases were reported across 36 wards in the affected areas within a single day.
“In the last 24 hours, 274 new suspected cases were recorded, while the total line-listed suspected cases stand at 4,204 from 36 wards in seven local government areas. In total, we now have 39 deaths,” Thlizer said.
He listed the affected local government areas as Jere, Bama, Kaga,
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