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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 16 new cases of lassa fever in 5 states in Nigeria.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday while giving an update about the disease and effort by the centre.

He said the 16 new cases has now brought the number of cases to 526 out of the 2,034 suspected cases since January 1 in 21 states.

He also said a total of 121 deaths has been confirmed since the outbreak.

Dr. Ihekweazu said Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Ebonyi, FCT, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Benue, Kwara, Enugu, Kogi, Rivers, Imo, Delta, Kebbi, Oyo and Cross Rivers states have each recorded at least one confirmed case.

Also, he said, 29 patients have been hospitalized at the designated centres.

The NCDC boss also confirmed that one healthcare worker was affected in Plateau state, bringing it to a total of 17 affected healthcare workers in 7 states since the outbreak of the disease.

Ihekweazu said a total of 6,489 people suspected to have contacts with those infected had been identified across the 20 states.

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