No fewer than 12 persons have lost their lives to Lassa fever in Ondo State.
The Statistician General of the state, Olusola Ajayi, who disclosed this, noted that the recorded death is out of 112 confirmed cases.
He also said that 353 suspected cases have been reported in the state.
Ajayi, who described the situation as alarming, urged workers of the state waste management authority to brace up in ensuring cleanliness of the state.
He equally called on the waste management officials to collaborate with other stakeholders in the health sector towards ensuring a healthy environment as part of ways to reduce the menace.
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary in the Ondo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Adeniran Ikuomola, recently disclosed that close to 400 suspected cases of Lassa fever were recorded.
