BY Chinedu Asadu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the death toll from Lassa fever in the country has risen to 188.
In its latest situation report, the agency said three more patients had died of Lassa fever as of Sunday, while 12 more persons had been infected.
The total number of infected persons now stands at 963. The NCDC said the new cases were recorded across Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Sokoto.
Highlights from the report are:
Meanwhile, Nigeria continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic which has so far claimed six lives with 276 persons infected.
However, 44 of those infected have recovered.
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