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Cholera Killing More Nigerians Than COVID-19 – Experts
by Patience Ivie Ihejirika and Zaka Khaliq
14 hours ago
Despite the prime attention paid to the COVID-19 pandemic by the health authorities and individuals, another infectious disease, cholera, is killing more Nigerians than the notorious virus, experts have said.
In the outgoing year, 6, 633 Nigerians died from various cases of cholera outbreak and the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Facts and figures accessed by LEADERSHIP from the NCDC showed that cholera killed more Nigerians during the period than COVID -19 in 2021.
From January 1 to December 26, 2021, Nigeria recorded 3,014 deaths from COVID-19 in 36 states and FCT, while there were 3,519 cholera deaths from January to November in 32 States and FCT...
Cholera Killing More Nigerians Than COVID-19 – Experts
by Patience Ivie Ihejirika and Zaka Khaliq
14 hours ago
Despite the prime attention paid to the COVID-19 pandemic by the health authorities and individuals, another infectious disease, cholera, is killing more Nigerians than the notorious virus, experts have said.
In the outgoing year, 6, 633 Nigerians died from various cases of cholera outbreak and the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Facts and figures accessed by LEADERSHIP from the NCDC showed that cholera killed more Nigerians during the period than COVID -19 in 2021.
From January 1 to December 26, 2021, Nigeria recorded 3,014 deaths from COVID-19 in 36 states and FCT, while there were 3,519 cholera deaths from January to November in 32 States and FCT...
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