Cholera:Oyo Confirms 27 Cases,Records One Death

         Mohammed Shosanya

The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi,says 245 suspected cases of the dreaded cholera disease was reported between January 1 to October 7, 2024 with 23 cases confirmed while only one death was recorded during the period.

The Commissioner disclosed that the only death recorded was a patient brought from Lagos,adding that nine  patients currently on admission at the Infectious Disease Center, Olodo, Ibadan are responding to treatment and will soon be discharged.

She disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Governor’s Office Press Conference Room, at the end of the weekly Executive Council Meeting on Tuesday.

She said a request for approval of the sum of N 210, 243 million state counterpart fund for the support of the net campaign next year was examined at the meeting.

She said: ”As part of the activities towards the net campaign, there are some things that we need to do and that is the reason for the request. The United States Agency for International Development USAID, initiative has procured a total of 5,670, 644 nets for the state and the state is expected to pay a counterpart fund of N 210, 243million”.