A total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera and 79 fatalities have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control so far in 2023.
This was stated by the NCDC in its most recent epidemiological report on the cholera situation on Monday.
According to the report, suspected cases were reported by 12 states and 43 local government districts, with a case fatality rate of 5.9%.
Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Sokoto, and Zamfara are among the 12 states.