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Benue State Government says nary deaths from Lassa fever person been recorded successful the past 11 days, contempt a emergence successful suspected infections.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this portion briefing journalists, noting that suspected cases person accrued to 383, with 47 confirmed infections truthful far.
He added that the full fig of deaths since the outbreak remains 14.
Providing further details, the commissioner said lone six caller cases were confirmed wrong the past 11 days, indicating a slowdown successful infections.
He besides noted that 20 patients are presently successful isolation 14 astatine Benue State University Teaching Hospital and six astatine the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi.
According to him, “We person not recorded immoderate mortality successful the past 11 days. So far, the cumulative fig of suspected cases has moved from 251 to 382, portion 47 cases person been confirmed cumulatively.”
Dr. Ogwuche attributed the betterment to intensified consciousness campaigns, aboriginal detection, and enactment from wellness partners, including the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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