Rano recorded only two diphtheria deaths in 2026 – Kano

The Kano State Government has dismissed reports that 50 children person died from diphtheria successful Rano Local Government Area, saying authoritative surveillance information does not enactment the figure.

The Director-General of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), Professor Muhammad Adamu Abbas, said 32 diphtheria cases had been recorded successful Rano, with 29 deaths cumulatively recorded betwixt July 2023 and August 2026. He added that lone 2 deaths were recorded successful the country successful 2026.

Recall that connected Tuesday, the subordinate representing Rano Constituency successful the Kano State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Muhammad, raised the alarm implicit the deaths of 50 children from diphtheria successful the country and called connected the authorities authorities to urgently intervene to incorporate the outbreak and forestall further deaths.

However, the KNCDC dismissed the assertion of 50 deaths arsenic unverified and misleading.

“The decease toll being circulated is not supported by the centre’s surveillance data,” Professor Abbas said.

According to him, 25 of the 32 patients were treated astatine the Diphtheria Treatment Centre astatine Rano General Hospital, portion seve...