The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 152 people have died from Lassa fever as of epidemiological week 28 in 2025.
In its latest situation report, the NCDC confirmed that the number of new cases recorded in week 28 remained unchanged from the previous week.
It said the latest new infections were reported from Ondo, Edo, and Benue states.
This represents a case fatality rate of 18.7 per cent, which is higher than the 17.3 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024.
So far in 2025, at least 21 states have recorded one or more confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 105 local government areas, showing the continued spread of the disease across multiple regions.