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Highlights
• 30 additional suspected cases of cholera were reported on the 30th October 2018 in Borno State
• No death was reported
Epidemiological Summary
The total number of suspected cholera cases reported as at 30th October 2018 stands at 5,600 with 73 associated deaths, (CFR – 1.30%). 2185 in Jere, 1,297 in MMC, 340 in Magumeri, 34 in Kaga, 156 in Konduga, 136 in Chibok, 11 in Shani, 42 in Damboa, 1036 in Ngala, 89 in Askira-Uba, 161 in Kwaya-Kusar, 56 in Bama and 57 in Dikwa LGAs. No additional case reported from Magumeri, Kaga, Chibok, Shani, Damboa, Ngala, Kwaya-Kusar and Bama LGAs.
Out of the 169 samples collected and tested in the State using RDTs, 136 (80%) were positive while 33 (37%) of 88 samples were culture positive.