No fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of resurgence of diphtheria outbreak in Kano State.

The State’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran who confirmed the resurgence to newsmen in the state on Friday, said the victims died within a period of one week. (Monday till date)

Dr. Labaran also said 40 other patients were currently hospitalised and receiving treatments.

The Commissioner further said the state has activated diphtheria treatment centres in the local government areas across the state while calling on residents who come across patients with the symptoms to visit the centres instead of coming to facilities in the metropolis in order to curtail the spread of the disease.

According to him, “what we officially have is that we recorded 10 deaths from diphtheria outbreak in the last one week, from Monday till date. And as at this morning, 40 patients were on bed.

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“We have activated diphtheria treatment centres in each of the local government areas across the state. We call on residents who come across patients with the symptoms to visit the centres instead of coming to facilities in the metropolis in order to curtail spread of the disease. The treatment is free of charge, nobody should charge any kobo.

“However, other figures you have on the social media is not true, what we have recorded officially is 10 deaths,” the Commissioner, Dr. Labaran stated.