The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, has confirmed that 13 residents of the state have been killed by cholera outbreak ravaging many parts of the state.
He said 69 cases have been confirmed to be victims of the deadly disease.
However, the commissioner disclosed that government’s efforts have prevented further deaths.
Briefing newsmen at Ochudo Centenary City, Abakaliki over the weekend, he noted that the government, through the assistance of Governor Francis Nwifuru, combined both human and material resources to fight the disease.
He confirmed 69 cases, out of which 13 persons have lost their lives before the intervention of the state government.
Since Friday, September 27, 2024, when government’s efforts to contain the disaster have been intensified, the commissioner noted that no death has been recorded.
He explained that though the disease has spread to other villages such as Ndiogbaga Obashi, Oferekpe in Izzi Local Government Area and Okum village in Ebonyi Local Government Area apart from Ndibokote where it started from, the swift action taken by the ministry, partners and stakeholders made the affected people they met alive to survive.
