The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified 157 cases of monkeypox in the country’s 26 states.
This is stated in its most recent monkeypox situation update for week 30, which is available on its verified Twitter feed.
From January 1 to July 31, 2022, four deaths were documented in four states: Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1), and Akwa Ibom (1).
Nigeria has at least 413 suspected cases of monkeypox thus far.
“Fifty-six (56) new suspected cases were reported in Epi week 30, 2022 (25th to 31st July 2022) from nineteen (19) states – Ondo (13), Plateau (8), Lagos (6), Adamawa (4), Abia (3), Borno (3), Delta (2), Kano (3), Anambra (2), Bayelsa (2), Kwara (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Gombe (1), Imo (1), Nasarawa (1), O (1).
“In Epi week 30, 2022, there were twenty-four (24) new confirmed positive cases from twelve (12) states – Ondo (5), Kano (3), Lagos (3), Abia (2), Adamawa (2), Bayelsa (2), Kwara (2), Delta (1), Anambra (1), Gombe (1), Rivers (1), and Nasarawa (1).” (1).
“There have now been 413 suspected cases and 157 confirmed cases (105 male, 52 female) from twenty-six (26) states – Lagos (20), Ondo (14), Adamawa (13), Delta (12), Bayelsa (12), Rivers (11), Edo (8), Nasarawa (8), Plateau (6), Anambra (6), FCT (5), Taraba (5), Kwara (5), Kano (5), Imo (4), Cross River (3), Borno (3) (1).
“Four deaths have been reported from four states: Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1), and Akwa Ibom (1).” (1).
“In total, 925 suspected cases have been recorded from 35 states in the country since the re-emergence of monkeypox in September 2017 and until the 31st July 2022.”
