The Sokoto State government has confirmed 300 cases of meningitis recorded in some local government areas of the state
The Commissioner of Health, Dr Farouk Abubakar, gave the confirmation at the one day sensitization campaign organised by the State Ward Development Committee (WDC) forum in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Friday.
The commissioner was however silent on the number of deaths recorded since February when the outbreak was first reported.
He said that 16 persons were still receiving treatment at the hospitals while the rest had been discharged.
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