The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
on Friday confirmed that two people have died in
Lagos following the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis, CSM as the death rises to 438.
In the statistics released by NCDC, a total of
3,959 cases with 438 deaths have been reported,
with 181 laboratory-confirmed cases so far.
The statistics show that as at April 5, 2017,
three cases of Meningitis were recorded in Lagos
out of which two people died while the other is
being treated at the hospital.
In a statement attached to the statistics, it
revealed that Meningitis is currently being
reported in 19 states.
'Meningitis outbreaks are currently reported in
19 States with five States mostly affected
(Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto in the
North-West zone and Niger in the North-Central
zone of Nigeria),'
However, the agency also disclosed that
reactive vaccination campaign has commenced
in Zamfara State which has the highest number
of death since the outbreak of the disease.