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Fllowing the last update on the cholera outbreak in Lagos, which reported 350 suspected cases and 15 fatalities, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, has given the latest updates on the outbreak.
Ogunyemi revealed this in a statement on Thursday after meeting with members of the Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre .She said that the death toll has also risen to 21, an increase of six from the previously reported 15 fatalities. She, however, noted that suspected cases are subsiding across LGAs, particularly in previously affected LGAs, due to state government interventions and surveillance efforts.
“The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Environment and its agency, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency , continues to collect samples of water sources, food, and beverages to identify the source of contamination. We have also intensified our surveillance activities in communities, particularly in affected local government areas, to address the situation head-on.
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