By Kolade Adeyemi, Kano; Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba; Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta and Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said 82 cases of Lassa fever, including 14 deaths, have been confirmed from seven states. They are Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi and Ogun. Two other states, Kano and Delta, yesterday confirmed four deaths from the virus. Two doctors and a patient died in Kano; a single mother died in Delta. According to the latest figures from the NCDC in its Lassa fever Situation Report (Epi Week 02: 6th – 12th January 2020), 255 suspected cases were recorded. According to a summary of the current weekly indicators, the number of new confirmed cases rose from 18 in Week 1, 2020 to 64 in Week 2, out of which 12 deaths were recorded from 158 suspected cases. The cases were with a Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) of 18.8 per cent in 12 Local Government Areas of Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi and Ogun states. ...