The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, has revealed that 103 Nigerians have died from Cholera outbreak in the country.
Idris, who revealed the figure at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, said Nigeria has recorded 3,000 cases so far.
He added that the outbreak has now been recorded across 187 Local Government Areas in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the NCDC boss, the top six states contributing about 83 percent of infections are Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi, Katsina and Zamfara.
He attributed the infections to the incessant flooding recorded in some states across the country, consumption of contaminated food and water as well as open defecation.
He advised Nigerians to practice proper hygiene and be cautious of epidemiological diseases on the rise during the rainy season.
