398 Cases Recorded, 16 Dead, As Bauchi State Govt Declares Cholera Outbreak

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Bauchi State  Government has officially declared an outbreak of cholera across the State.

 According to the official document dated August 1, 2026 six local Councils were declared the worst hit.

According to the  document entitled “Declaration of Cholera Outbreak in Bauchi State” signed by Sani Dambam ,the State Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, the State had  recorded about 398 confirmed cases as at July 31, 2026.

The figures, it added,were recorded in 13 local councils , with Toro ,Alkaleri, Kirfi ,Ganjuma, Bauchi and Tafawa Balewa as the worst affected.

The Commissioner  revealed that about 16 deaths have so far been confirmed, representing about four percent of fatality rate.

“Following an increase in reported cases of Acute Watery Diarrhea AWD ,and laboratory confirmation of cholera cases, the Honourable Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, based on the recommendation of the State Epidemiology Team and the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre, has officially declared a cholera outbreak in the state.

“This declaration is made in line with the International Health Region ( 2005), the National Preparedness and Response, and the established public health emergency management procedures of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare”, the document stated.

The Commissioner emphasized that the declaration is in accordance with the extant rules, and guidelines of the World Health Organization WHO and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention NDC.

He noted that the confirmation of six PCR- positive Cholera cases, in addition to the increasing number of suspected cases in some local councils, satisfies the epidemiological and laboratory conditionalities needed for an official declaration of a cholera outbreak in the State .

According to the documents, while  Toro local council has recorded the highest cases of 231, Bauchi and Tafawa Balewa Councils have 14 cases each.

Alkaleri and Kirfi Local Government Areas have also recorded 46 cases each .

This is as the Commissioner informed that the Bauchi State Government had activated all available emergency response measures to address the situation.