Twenty residents of Bauchi State have lost their lives to Cholera while 302 others are receiving treatment in hospitals, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, said at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Maigoro explained that nine local councils in the state recorded 322 cases in one month, putting the fatality rate at 6.2 per cent.
He said: “The state’s Ministry of Health was notified of a sporadic case of gastroenteritis in Magami Community, Burra Ward of Ningi Local Council by the Area Health Officer in Burra District on the May 11, 2021.
“This followed an increase in the number of cases above normal in the community. The index case was a 37-year-old housewife who presented at Burra General Hospital on April 24, 2021. She complained of abdominal pains, diarrhoea and vomiting. She and others were successfully managed and discharged.”
Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi
Published 25 May 2021
Cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has killed no fewer than 20 people in the state, the state government has disclosed.
The Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, disclosed this at a press conference held at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Bauchi on Tuesday.
He said that nine local government areas in the state recorded a total of 322 cases within one month adding that the case fatality rate is 6.2 per cent.
He said, “The state Ministry of Health was notified of a sporadic case of gastroenteritis in Magami Community, Burra Ward of Ningi Local Government Area by the Area Health Officer in Burra District on the 11th May 2021. This followed an increase in the number of cases above normal from the community.
By Segun Awofadeji
No fewer than 20 people have died while 322 have been infected with cholera following the recent outbreak of the disease in Bauchi state, the State Ministry of Health has confirmed.
The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro, who disclosed this on Tuesday during a press conference at the State Ministry of health in Bauchi, said that 322 cases of gastroenteritis were reported in nine local government area, namely Bauchi, Darazo, Ganjuwa, Giade, Misau, Ningi, Shira, Toro and Warji.
The Commissioner said that Bauchi local government recorded 149 cases with 9 deaths, Darazo LGA recorded 1 case, Ganjuwa recorded 7 cases, Giade recorded 10 cases with 1 death, Misau recorded 31 cases with 4 deaths, Ningi recorded 51 cases with 3 deaths, Shira recorded 1 case, Toro recorded 58 cases with 3 deaths while Warji recorded 16 cases.
Cholera outbreak claims 20 lives, 322 cases under management in Bauchi Cholera outbreak claims 20 lives, 322 cases under management in Bauchi
May 25, 2021
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The outbreak of cholera has claimed no fewer than 20 lives in Bauchi State within the last two weeks when the first case was reported in Burra, a village in Ningi LGA.
The Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro Mohammed made the confirmation while addressing Journalists on Tuesday declaring that so far, a total of 322 cases have been reported at the various health facilities across the state.
Aliyu Maigoro added that the State Ministry of Health was notified of sporadic cases of gastroenteritis in Magami community, Burra ward of Ningi Local Government Area by the Area Health Officer in Burra district on the 11th May 2021 following an increase in the number of cases above normal from the community.
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