No fewer than 66 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded between 1st January to 29th May 2022, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says.
According to the centre, 21 were confirmed in nine States; with Adamawa State leading with 5, Lagos, 4; Cross River, 2; FCT, 2; Kano, 2; Delta, 2; Bayelsa, 2; Rivers, 1; and Imo, 1.
The NCDC further said, a case of a 40-year-old man, who died of renal co-morbidity and on immune-suppressive drugs, was recorded.
According to the NCDC, it had activated the National Multisectoral Emergency Operations Centre at level 2 to continue to coordinate ongoing response activities.
“The twenty (20) new suspected cases in May 2022 were reported from 11 states – Lagos (5), Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Rivers (2), Niger (2), FCT (2), Delta (1), Oyo (1), Kaduna (1), Edo (1) and Gombe (1).”
“The six (6) new confirmed positive cases (out of the 20 suspected cases) in May 2022 were confirmed from four (4) States – Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Lagos (1), and Rivers (1),” the Centre said.
It noted that it is a 100 percent increase in case reporting as compared with April 2022.
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