Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll reaches 185

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday the Lassa fever death toll in the country had increased to 185.

The centre, in its weekly situation report, noted that Nigeria had been battling the Lassa fever outbreak since the beginning of the year with 951 confirmed cases.

Although, it stated that there was a decline in the number of cases for four consecutive times, at least 176 persons died from the disease last week.

According to the report, 19 cases were reported for the Week 13, compared to 28 reported last week.

These cases were reported from eight states – Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Taraba, Plateau, Kogi, and Delta.

The NCDC said the decline in new cases was due to the commencement of rainfall in some parts of the country.