Cholera claims 132 in Yobe
The Yobe State deputy governor, Abubakar Ali, said
on Wednesday that 132 deaths and 2,273 cases of cholera were recorded
in the state from July to date.
Fielding questions from journalists in Damaturu,
the state capital, Mr Ali said 79 people were on admission in various
hospitals in the state. “These were cases that were brought and
recorded at the hospitals by the epidemiological unit but the deaths at
home were not recorded,’’ he said. The deputy governor, who is also the
commissioner for health, said the government has established camps in
local government areas like Gashua with high incidence of the disease.
He also announced that “special funds have also been allocated to local
government areas in the state to tackle the disease while government
supports them with drugs from the state Ministry of Health”. Mr Ali
attributed attitudinal problems of poor hygiene and sanitation to the
recurring outbreaks of the killer-disease among the populace. No fewer
than 50 deaths were registered recently in a fresh outbreak in Bade,
Jakusko and Bursari Local Government Areas of the state.
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