The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says the death toll recorded from Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, has increased from 74 to 156.
The NCDC data highlights details from week 40 of 2024 to week 12 of 2025, and also shows that the confirmed cases are 126 out of the 1,858 suspected cases across 23 states and 121 local government areas.
The 23 states with suspected CSM cases are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Ekiti, FCT, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto and Yobe.
The agency also said the Case Fatality Rate is currently at 8.4 percent.