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In week 44, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 2 in week 43, 2021 to 7 cases. These were reported from Edo, Ondo and Taraba States (Table 3)
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Cumulatively from week 1 to week 44, 2021, 80 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 19.3% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2020 (20.6%)
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In total for 2021, 15 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 61 Local Government Areas (Figure 2 and 3)
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Of all confirmed cases, 84% are from Edo (44%), Ondo (35%) and Taraba (5%) States.
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The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years (Range: <1 to 70 years, Median Age: 29 years). The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8 (Figure 4)
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The number of suspected cases has decreased compared to that reported for the same period in 2020
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No new Healthcare worker affected in the reporting week 44
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National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels