JIGAWA: Cholera kills 30 in nine LGAs

AT least 30 people have been killed by cholera in the last two months in the state.

The Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Salisu Mu’azu, who disclosed this to journalists in Dutse, said 2,000 people were also hospitalized during the period.

He said the cases were recorded in nine local government areas.

Mu’azu listed Hadejia, Dutse, Kirikasamma, Birnin Kudu, and Ringim as some of the worst hit areas in the state.

He said the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) had supplied drugs to the affected areas.