5 dead, 11 confirmed cases in Plateau cholera outbreak

Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases.Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Jos, said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA).According to Baamlong, the state Ministry of Health is intensifying public health interventions to contain the outbreak, prevent further spread, a