Nigeria recorded 23,550 suspected cases of cholera in 2022 with Borno taking the lead with 12,459 cases.
The country also lost 583 lives to the scourge in 2022, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said on Friday in Abuja.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Borno’s neighbour, Yobe placed second with 1,888 cases, while Katsina State followed with 1,632 cases.
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