Lassa fever death toll hits 58
A total of 58 persons have been confirmed dead by Lassa fever disease outbreak in Nigeria.This was out of 83 diagnosed cases in the country.Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave this figure when he paid a working visit to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital to inspect Lassa fever facilities at the hospital. Ehanire said the federal government was working hard to stop yearly outbreak of Lassa fever in the country.He assured that the disease was gradually being defeated.
No comments:
Post a Comment