The Oyo State government has confirmed that 27 cholera cases were recorded out of 245 suspected cases reported between January 1 and October 7.

The state commissioner for health, Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi, stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan while briefing journalists at the end of the weekly state executive council meeting.

Ms Ajetunmobi said one death was recorded from the dreaded disease during the period under review. She added that the patient was brought from Lagos State.

She disclosed that nine cholera patients who were currently admitted at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, were responding to treatment and would soon be discharged.

The commissioner equally informed journalists that the executive council, during the meeting, deliberated on her ministry’s request for approval of N210.2 million as a counterpart fund for the support of the mosquito net campaign.

She said the campaign for the use of mosquito nets would come up in May 2025.

“The counterpart fund is to cater for the micro-planning, which includes logistics, flag-off, net campaign, storage and distribution across the 33 local government areas of the state.

“The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiative has procured a total of 5,670,644 nets for the state and the state is expected to pay a counterpart fund of N 210,243.

“The burden of severe malaria in the state proportionally affects the vulnerable population particularly children under five, pregnant women and the elderly,” she noted.

The commissioner assured the people of the state that every household would benefit from the net distribution.

Ms Ajetunmobi, however, said consideration would be accorded to vulnerable persons particularly children under five years, pregnant women and the elderly.

(NAN)