Nigeria, May 26 -- A severe cholera outbreak has hit Borno State, with at least 2,715 suspected cases line-listed and 27 deaths recorded across five Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the first 24 days of May.

This is according to an official epidemiological summary obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

The data reveal a rapidly escalating public health situation, with hundreds of new suspected cases reported in a single 24-hour period.

Health officials have warned that the current case count of 2,715 remains conservative, noting that data from several Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) and Oral Rehydration Points (ORPs) are yet to be fully integrated into the official database.

Coupled with fears that infections could spike during the...