The Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who made this known on Saturday in Abuja said that the 15 new cases brought the number of confirmed cases to 510 out of the 1,924 suspected cases since January 1 in 21 states.
He noted that no new health worker was affected, adding that a total of 16 healthcare workers had so far been affected since the onset of the outbreak in seven states.
Ihekweazu also said that a total of 6, 320 persons suspected to have contacts with those infected had been identified across 20 states.
He said that 1,567 of the suspected contacts were being followed while 4,690 had completed the mandatory 21 days of follow-up to be sure they showed no symptoms.
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