Death toll rises in Nigeria’s meningitis outbreak

The death toll from the meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has increased to 74 with cases reported in 21 of the country’s 36 states as well as Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosed this on Thursday. It said that in recent weeks, Kebbi, Katsina, and Sokoto states, in north-west Nigeria, bore the brunt of the outbreak.

On Thursday, the Head of Corporate Communication at the NCDC, Sani Datti, said the centre has dispatched…