Lagos confirms 27 Diarrhoea cases, two dead

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Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde (left) and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris during the press conference on Tuesday.

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday confirmed 27 cases of diarrhoea outbreak in the state, out of which two people have died so far.

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris at a joint news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria said following the heavy rainfall being experienced in the State recently and the aftermath flooding of some areas in the State, the state government had been receiving notifications on upsurge of acute diarrhoea diseases in some Local Government Areas.

He said specifically, the upsurge had been reported in Somolu LGA (on 19th July, 2017), Oshodi-Isolo LGA (on 20th July, 2017) and Surulere LGA (on 21st July, 2017).

“Twenty-seven cases have been line-listed by the…

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