The current Cholera outbreak in the country has claimed the lives of 479 people.

In its most recent situation report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this.

It stated that a total of 19,305 suspected cases have been registered since the beginning of this year and that the sickness has spread to 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Kano, and Kaduna were among the states mentioned.

Plateau, Kebbi, Cross River, Niger, Nasarawa, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, and the FCT are among the others.

"As of July 11, 2021, a total of 19,305 suspected cases including 479 deaths (CFR 2.5 percent ) have been reported from 18 states and FCT since the beginning of 2021."

11.0 percent of the cases recorded since the beginning of the year are children aged 5 to 14. Males account for 52 percent of all suspected cases, while females account for 48 percent "All of them are females," the research stated.

According to the research, the number of new cases has increased in Bauchi, Kano Jigawa, and Kwara.

Cholera killed 31 persons between July 5 and July 11, 2021, according to the study.

Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by the vibrio cholera bacteria. It is predominantly a water-borne disease with the potential to be life-threatening.

Nausea and vomiting, dehydration (which can lead to shock, kidney injury, and sudden death), the passage of copious pale and milky, watery feces (rice watercolored), and body weakness are also symptoms of the disease.