Kogi State Government on Wednesday confirmed that 129 cases of cholera and eight deaths have been recorded in five local government areas of the state.
In a statement in Lokoja, the state Ministry of Health said that the cholera outbreak was recorded in Kogi, Bassa, Lokoja, Ankpa and Kabba-Bunu council areas.
Dr Austin Ojotu, the State Epidemiologist, who signed the statement, said that the cholera cases were recorded between February and August.
“Seven communities were affected in the aforementioned council areas with 129 cases,” Ojotu said in the statement.
He, however, explained that 66 of the cholera cases were recorded in three communities in Kogi, Lokoja and Ankpa local government areas where all the eighth deaths were also recorded.
“These are border communities with hard to reach terrains.
“It is important to mention at this point that most of the deaths have occurred before the reports got to the local government/state authorities.
