Adamawa State Government on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded.

The state Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, said that out of the 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive.

Mr Tangwami said that six of the deaths were recorded at the facility; six occurred at home, while about 308 people were admitted, with 244 treated and discharged.

“On behalf of the state governor, I want to inform you all that we have received results of samples sent to NCDC for confirmation.  It’s confirmed that what we are dealing with is acute watery diarrhoea or cholera. Unfortunately, out of the 50 samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja, 30 samples returned positive for cholera, six came back negative, two are still ongoing and 12 are still pending in isolation. With these results, therefore, I want to confirm to the public that there is an outbreak of cholera in Adamawa State. People should be cautious of their movements, interactions, personal hygiene, and the source of water they drink.

“The public is assured that the government, through its health workers, is doing everything possible by the grace of God to contain the situation as done in the past with other similar outbreaks. We ask that people should continue to pray for us as we face this monster. They should remain calm and cooperate with health workers as they go around to sensitise and give professional advice,” he said.

 (NAN)