2 dead as FCT records diphtheria outbreak

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed two deaths from diphtheria following an outbreak in the nation’s capital, with five laboratory-confirmed cases recorded out of the 15 investigated. The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environmental Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed this yesterday during a community sensitisation and advocacy event on the disea