Di Lassa fever outbreak for Nigeria still dey cause serious trouble. As of week 33, di country don record 252 deaths from 1,035 confirmed cases, wey give 24.4 per cent death rate.

According to NCDC latest figures, dem record 14 new confirmed cases between August 10 and 16, 2026, wey be big increase from di four cases wey dem report di week before.

Di new cases come from Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, and Benue states. Di total number of suspected cases don reach 7,426, plus six probable cases.

Dis one don raise concern because di death rate still dey higher than di 18.6 per cent wey dem record for same period in 2025, even though dem dey do more surveillance, case management, and infection prevention.

NCDC Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epi Week 33 show say 23 states and 117 Local Government Areas don get at least one confirmed case dis year.

Di agency talk say five states — Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo, and Benue — make up 87 per cent of all confirmed cases for di whole country.

Ondo State alone get 33 per cent of confirmed cases, follow by Bauchi with 25 per cent, Taraba 13 per cent, Edo 10 per cent, and Benue six per cent.

NCDC talk say di main age group wey di sickness affect be 21–30 years, with patients from one year to 93 years, and di average age dey 30 years. Di ratio of men to women for confirmed cases be 1:0.9.

Di agency still talk say 54 healthcare workers don catch di sickness for 2026 so far, but no new healthcare worker infection happen during week 33.

Di high death rate dey partly because many patients dey come late to hospital and pipo no dey quickly seek medical help.

NCDC mention say late presentation, high cost of treatment, poor environmental sanitation, lack of awareness for communities wey get plenty cases, and healthcare workers wey dey catch di sickness be di main problems wey dey stop dem from handling di outbreak well.