Zamfara records 1,188 cholera cases, 40 deaths in 10 months – Commissioner

Zamfara has recorded 1,188 cases of cholera and 50 of diphtheria across the 14 local government areas of the state since December 2022 when the diseases first broke out.

The state’s Commissioner of Health, Aishatu Anka, disclosed this while distributing medical consumables at the Shagari Cholera Treatment Centre in Gusau on Wednesday.

Ms Anka stated that Cholera is prevalent in Gusau Anka, Bakura, and Bukkuyum local government areas of the state.