The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said with 318 confirmed cases and 70 deaths, the case fatality rate (CFR) now stands at 22 per cent, raising urgent questions about early detection, treatment access, and state-level preparedness in the country’s most affected areas. The Director-General of NCDC, Jide Idris, said this on Friday in Abuja, during a press briefing on Lassa fever. Mr Idris noted that only five states account for 91 per cent of confirmed cases, adding that just 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) are responsible for 68 per cent. He disclosed that 15 healthcare workers have also been infected in the current outbreak. He said that the centre had activated its Incident Management System (IMS) to coordinate the national response and holds weekly Nati...