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Lassa Fever: Ondo records 34 deaths, 227 cases

By Henry Williams
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Ondo State government, says a total of 34 persons have died of Lassa Fever in the state from January to date.

Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the state governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on Sunday.

Faduyile said the state recorded 227 confirmed cases in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the period.

According to him, the local governments are Owo, Ose, Akure South, Akoko South-West, Akure North and Ondo West.

Faduyile said there were three confirmed cases among health workers in the state.

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