June 14, 2026
Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases.
Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Jos, said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA).
According to Baamlong, the state Ministry of Health is intensifying public health interventions to contain the outbreak, prevent further spread, and reduce its impact on affected communities.
He explained that the state had taken decisive actions to control the outbreak and protect its citizens, including the deployment of additional Response Teams (RRTs) to the affected wards, the scaling up of treatment centres and isolation capacity and the emergency procurement of Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, intravenous fluids and essential drugs.
