The Federal Government has said no fewer than 132 persons have lost there lives due to Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria since the beginning of this year, 2022
The Minister of State for Health, Senator Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the ministry’s bi-weekly COVID-19 update.
He explained that in 23 States in the country, 3,746 suspected cases and 691 confirmed cases had also been recorded.
According to him, Lassa fever cases were on the rise, with a case fatality rate of 19.1 percent.
He noted that in Lagos State, there was an increase in COVID-19 cases, while in the Federal Capital Territory, a decline in cases was being witnessed.
According to Mamora, in Kaduna, Kwara and Rivers States, there was stability in cases of COVID-19, whereas that of other States could not be ascertained.
He disclosed that the government planned sequencing the virus by the end of April, explaining that the data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency showed that 60 percent of those who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine returned to take the second dose.
Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, noted that contrary to media reports, Nigeria was not witnessing increase in COVID-19 cases.
According to him, the agency was strengthening its national laboratory network, stressing that eight States could now test about 1000 samples per week.