Nigeria confirms 12 new Lassa Fever cases, total now 963

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the total number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has increased to 963 in 2020.

The NCDC said this in its 2020 Week 14 report made available on its website on Thursday.Part of the report read, “In week 14, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 19 cases in week 13, 2020 to 12 cases. These were reported from five states – Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, and Sokoto.

Cumulatively from week 1 to week 14, 2020, 188 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 19.5 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2019 – 22.7 per cent. “In total for 2020, 27 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 126 Local Government Areas.“The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years. The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:1.2.

“The number of suspected cases has significantly increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2019. No new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week 14.”

 

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Old enemy

This is not true.. I saw it in channels to total of 188.

Jesus!!!!

Lassa should rest jare. His senior brother is around

No good news again, in this world?🥺🥺🥺 Hunmm, my people. Nothing pains me dan that red curtain ... Is dis place a hospital or sitting room? 🤨🧐🤔

Lasa fever again?

Can we just uninstall year 2020?

Double wahala for dead body

Pls God have mercy on us,we not yet done with Corona oooo

This one still dey?😂

Lassa kwa , issorite

Boring

This year don rugged o ! 😂😭😭

Oh! So, lassa fever is still there too? With the emergence of Coronavirus, I felt like all the others died literally.

Your senior brother still on the field bro chill small.

This one still dey nii

Lassa wey don dey since over a year,na foreign virus make una 4get am nah

Who's counting this one na?

Ohh we still have Lassa fever cases in this country na waoo

Lassa still dey roam? Oga o fear Nigeria

Ya subhanallh oh Allah see you through

Dis one still dey?

God please help us

They put all their attentions on Lassa fever becus it a world disease forgetting the one at local level...God help us

Wetin be Lassa Fever again nah, make we rest small nah

Lassa fever for wait first na. Let's at least contain covid19 first.

In Nigeria we have local lassa fever and international covid-19. Oh Lord this is not the kind of development we want

While we are creating awareness for covid-19 we should do same for lassa fever too..They all boil down to maintaining personal hygiene, hence the role of hand washing can never be over emphasized.

Na eh double wahala for 9ja

Which kind jealousy be this? So because all our attention is on Corona virus Lassa decided to seek notice. We've noticed u now go back to the cave u crawled out from mbok!

🤨🤨Hide your faces

Laser fever kwa hmmm

Nawaooo🙄

Up till now this junior broda to ebola still dey

We should be more worried about lasa fever that is caused by a rat than covid19

Scam

Lassa, Lassa, I take God beg una, pls n pls copy ASUU, go on strike during this Corona, abegi

But they said they defeated Lassa! What's all these again?

So we still get Lassa fever as part time hustle apart from Corona?

So now we want it to look like this one now is Nigerian disease to the world abi. Like Corona to China

Korea doctors are needed ASAP. Lassa again

Chaiiii... Ontop covid _19

OKAY continue.

Lassa inside corona🤨

Follow me i follow you back ASAP ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😷...let's go ASAP

What’s happening to us 😭😭💔

Lassa virus fever, the unsung villain. Bros no vex. No mind China and the world, if to say u fit travel to China with the chinko doctors wet just land, may China and the world no go disrespect you. You need to infect them before them leave. I'm sure you know what to do?

So laser fever in conjunction with corona virus. Haaaaa!!!!! Nigeria!!!!! Hmmm.....

Na waooo

Na double-double

Are we still battling with Lassa fever?

Lassa chill first. Na Corona period dey now.

Na wa oooo. HIV will be like 'which kind wahala be dis'

May Allah come to our aid

Lassa Fever bawo....🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

Inside life

Covid19 never finish Lassa fever is coming ok... More avenue to loot us

Nigerian, be careful

So inside this corona lassa still Dey do hin own

What is dis wan again bai🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

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