June 2, 2026
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The Borno cholera case has jumped from 3000 cases to 4204 cases, as 274 fresh cases were recorded within 24 hours, with the death toll rising to 39 deaths.
The incident manager, Public Health Emergency Operation Centre, Dr Jacob Thlizer, gave the update on Tuesday during a sensitisation meeting on preventive measures and curative management of acute water diarrhoea for 27 local government areas and stakeholders in Maiduguri.
He said in the last 24 hours, 274 new cases were recorded across 36 wards in seven local government areas of the state.
