Lassa fever deaths rise to 214 as fatality rate reaches 25.0 % – NCDC

Abuja: Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said.

This is contained in the NCDC Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7).

This, the agency said is up sharply from 18.9 per cent during the same period in 2025.

It said that both suspected and…