The numbers in the cholera outbreak reports in Nigeria have seen little change since June. The Lagos state government was the first to report the outbreak in June 2024. By the end of the month, 58 had died from the infection in the state alone according to UNICEF reports. The report also confirmed that the state still has 1,661 suspected cholera cases at this time.

The cholera outbreak has now been recorded in 33 states across Nigeria with 2,102 suspected cases and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 3%, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). About 49% of those cases are from Lagos state. Children aged 0-4 comprise 11% of affected cases, the highest of all groups. Other age groups including 20-40 years are the next most affected.

On 1 July, the Lagos State Government announced that there had been a reduction in the daily Cholera cases. However, it also admitted that low-grade community transmissions were ongoing and committed to intensifying measures to cut transmission.

On 7th August, Gavi published an article that said that “at least 103 people have died of cholera in 34 states” of Nigeria. The timeframe from which this record was taken is June to August, according to Gavi. The suspected number of cases within this timeframe was 3,623 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

With over 350 people now confirmed dead from cholera in the first nine months of 2024, there is a 239% increase in the death rate compared to the same period of 2023.