The Adamawa State government on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of cholera in the state, the disease outbreak has so far taken 12 lives.
The Commissioner for Health, Chief Felix Tangwami, confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, the state capital. He said out of the 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.
Tangwami said six of the deaths were recorded at facility, six occured at home while about 308 people were admitted with 244 treated and discharged,
He added: “On behalf of the state Governor, I want to inform you all that we have received results of samples sent to NCDC for confirmation. It’s confirmed that what we are dealing with is acute watery diarrhea or cholera.
“Unfortunately, out of the 50 samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) in Abuja,30 samples returned positive for cholera, six came back negative, two still ongoing and 12 still pending in isolation.
“With these results therefore, I want to confirm to the public that there is an outbreak of cholera in Adamawa.
“People should be cautious of their movements, interactions, personal hygiene, and the source of water they drink.
“The public are assured that the government through its health workers is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as it has done in the past with other similar outbreaks.’’
