The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed an increase in Lassa fever infections, with 82 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths reported in one week. In its latest situation report released on Tuesday, the agency said the number of confirmed cases increased from 72 in week 6 to 82 in week 7 . The new infections were reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kano, Ebonyi, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, Kebbi, Kaduna and Benue States. Fatality rate higher than 2025 Cumulatively, from Epidemiological Week 1 to 7 in 2026, 75 deaths have been recorded among confirmed cases, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 23 per cent. The NCDC noted that this is higher than the 19.7 per cent CFR recorded during the same period in 2025. So f...