Lagos Cholera outbreak has peaked, now it’s declining, says Health Commissioner (Infographics)
Olaolu Bilau, Abuja –
The cholera outbreak in Lagos State has reached its peak and is declining significantly, the State Government has said.
The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi stated this in a post on X.
He said, “Through community-based case finding and contact tracing, we have observed that the number of cases has peaked and is now significantly declining, as illustrated in the accompanying graph.”
So far, Lagos has recorded 17 confirmed cases and 15 deaths since the beginning of the cholera outbreak.
Speaking on the distribution of the cases Prof. Abayomi said, “The geographical distribution of suspected cases by Local Government Area showed that Lagos Island is the epicentre of the outbreak with 106 cases, followed by Kosofe with 49; Eti-Osa with 38; Lagos Mainland with 30; Ojo with 17; Ikorodu with 16; Shomolu with 11; Surulere with nine; Apapa with eight; Mushin with eight; Ifako Ijaiye with eight; Alimosho with four; Ajeromi-Ifelodun with four; Oshodi-Isolo with three; Ikeja with three; Ibeju Lekki with two; Badagry with two; and Amuwo-Odofin with one.”
The commissioner explained that the government is intensifying public health prevention campaigns to prevent a resurgence.
He assured that the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are providing the needed support.
