Diphtheria: Death toll rises to 23 as disease spreads to Plateau LGAs

No fewer than 23 people have died in a suspected Diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State, with health authorities recording 143 suspected cases in the last two weeks. The increase came hours after 15 deaths and 117 suspected cases were recorded in Jos North LGA alone. The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed […]