189 Died Of Lassa Fever In 2022 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country recorded 189 deaths from Lassa fever in 2022.

The centre in its weekly lassa fever situation report for week 52 (26 December 2022 – 1 January 2023) said the case fatality rate (CFR) was17.7 percent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (20.0%).

The report revealed that Ondo, Edo and Bauchi recorded 72 percent of all confirmed lassa fever cases adding that of the 72 percent of confirmed cases, Ondo State reported 33 percent, Edo 25 percent and Bauchi 14 percent.

“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 52, 2022, 189 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 17.7 percent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (20.0%). In total for 2022, 27 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 112 local government areas.

“Seventy-two percent of all confirmed cases were reported from these three states (Ondo, Edo and Bauchi) while 23 percent were reported from 24 states with confirmed lassa fever cases. Of the 72 percent of confirmed cases, Ondo State reported 33 percent, Edo 25 percent and Bauchi 14 percent,” the report stated.