Lassa fever don kill 214 Nigerians for 2026, and di death rate don rise to 25.0 percent, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Dis one dey inside NCDC Lassa Fever Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7).

Di agency say dis one na big increase from 18.9 percent for di same time for 2025.

Dem also say both suspected and confirmed cases don increase compared to 2025.

“New confirmed cases remain same for week 23, e match di number for week 22.

“Infection happen for Edo, Ondo, Bauchi and Ebonyi. No new health worker get infection during di week.

“Di outbreak don spread go 23 states and 109 Local Government Areas since January 2026,” dem tok.

Dem say five states carry 84 percent of all confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, Lassa fever don come back for Benue State and don kill one doctor, Dr Vitalis Tersoo Azever, becos of complications from di sickness.

Azever, wey be staff of APIN Public Health Initiatives for Konshisha Local Government Area for Benue State, die for Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for Plateau State, where dem dey treat am.

His death make di medical community for Benue mourn, just 48 hours after anoder young doctor, Dr Cedric Tyoor Kondom, also die for di same hospital from bone marrow failure.

State Commissioner of Health and Human Resources, Dr Paul Ogwuche, wey confirm di new case to journalists for Makurdi on Monday, reveal say di ministry don start case and contact tracing.

Ogwuche explain say di victim fight for life for over two weeks before e die, and e stress say di state nearly declare di outbreak over before dis new case show up few days ago.