The Ebonyi State Health Commissioner Moses Ekuma has confirmed that about 10 persons have died following a cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village of Ezza Inyimagu in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Around 20 people affected by the outbreak are reportedly responding to treatment, while authorities are working to contain the disease and prevent it from spreading further within the community.
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In a statement by the ministry’s spokesman Lucy Anyim, Ekuma said the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved the procurement of medical commodities to curtail the outbreak. He added that three treatment centres including the Iziogo Health Centre, Sudan Mission Onuenyim, and Ndibokote village have been established in the area.
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