More deaths recorded following cholera cases in Kano State

Devastating increase in death due to cholera hit kano

Death increase have been reported from cholera outbreak in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, as government officials kept mum on the situation.

As reported by a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was at Gwarzo General Hospital on Monday, some of the cholera patients on admission were seen lying on the floor due to over congestion in the hospital wards.

A brother to a patient on admission by the name Inuwa Ashiru, said: “Journalists have been coming to the hospital to assess the situation since last week and the reports were not favorable to the government.

“I came here with a patient, a 15-year-old boy and within these four days at-least 20 people lost their lives while close to 350 others were admitted with some of them been discharged.”

He said that the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso had visited the hospital on Sunday and brought drugs, 75 beds and mattresse.

The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Mudi Sulaiman confirmed that the state government had provided all the drugs and medical equipment for the treatment of the patients on admission in the facility.

“I want to confirm to you that the state government has provided all that is required for the treatment of the patients,” he said in a phone interview.

The M.D was unable to give the number of patients treated and those still on admission in the course of the interview.