Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Nigeria has recorded 268 deaths from Lassa fever in 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent, compared with 18.6 per cent during the same period in 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

The deaths were recorded among 1,138 confirmed cases reported between epidemiological weeks one and 40, covering 28 September to 4 October 2026.

The NCDC's latest situation report shows that confirmed cases have increased from 924 during the corresponding period in 2025 to 1,138 this year, while deaths have risen from 172 to 268.

The figures highlight the continued burden of the disease despite a sharp decline in newly confirmed infections in the latest reporting week.

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