【尼日利亚每日信任报】Adamawa records 126 suspected diphtheria cases, 20 deaths

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Adamawa records 126 suspected diphtheria cases, 20 deaths








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Twenty people have died from complications associated with suspected diphtheria cases recorded across 13 local government areas (LGAs) of Adamawa State.

The State Epidemiologist, Jones Steven Kadabiyu, confirmed this to Daily Trust in Yola during a telephone interview on Tuesday.

Kadabiyu said 126 suspected diphtheria cases had been recorded across the state, out of which two were confirmed positive and were receiving medical attention.

He said 15 new cases had been reported in September 2026, while six patients were currently hospitalised at various health facilities across the state.

According to him, the new cases were reported in Gombi, Ganye, Mubi South, Mayo-Belwa, Yola North and Yola South LGAs.

He added that two of the patients were receiving treatment at Cottage Hospital, Gombi; two at Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital (MAUTH), Yola; and two at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Mubi.

Kadabiyu said the deaths recorded so far put the state’s case fatality rate at 20.6 per cent.

He said suspected diphtheria cases had cumulatively been reported across 13 LGAs, including Demsa, Fufore, Ganye, Girei, Gombi, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Yola North and Yola South.

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