The Ravaging cholera outbreak which claimed human victims in Lagos state, has spread into Ogun State, killing one and leaving about five others hospitalised.
Already, the epidemic has killed 21 in Lagos State with over 400 cases recorded.
It was gathered that the deceased in Ogun is a 62-year-old woman in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.
Locals said the woman caught the disease while tending to an infected child, now hospitalised.
Five persons have already been hospitalised in the community, sources said.
Ijebu-Igbo, the headquarters of Ijebu North LGA, is one of the epicenters of cholera disease in the state.
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When Ogun recorded 12 deaths from cholera outbreak last year, the epidemic began in Ijebu Igbo with 217 cases.
Dr. Kunle Ashimi, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ogun State, confirmed the spread of cholera to the state at a press conference on Thursday in Abeokuta.
“As of today, cholera has been reported in 30 states, including Ogun State, with at least 30 deaths nationwide. We pray for the souls of the departed,” he said.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, also confirmed that “there is an outbreak in Ijebu Igbo.”
