The National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 66 suspected monkeypox cases, with one death.

Between January 1 and May 29, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 66 probable cases of monkeypox in the country.

According to the report, 21 suspected cases were confirmed in nine states, with Adamawa leading with four, Lagos with two, Cross River with two, FCT with two, Kano with two, Delta with two, Bayelsa with two, Rivers with one, and Imo with one.

According to the NCDC, one death was reported in a 40-year-old male who was on immune-suppressive medicines and had renal co-morbidity.

"In May 2022, eleven states – Lagos (5), Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Rivers (2), Niger (2), FCT (2), Delta (1), Oyo (1), Kaduna (1), Edo (1), and Gombe (1) - reported twenty (20) new suspected cases."

"The six (6) new confirmed positive cases (out of the 20 suspected cases) in May 2022 were confirmed from four (4) states – Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Lagos (1), and Rivers (1)," according to the report. "The six (6) new confirmed positive cases (out of the 20 suspected cases) in May 2022 were confirmed from four (4) states – Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Lagos (1), and Rivers (1)."

The National Multisectoral Emergency Operations Centre has been activated at level 2 by the NCDC to continue to coordinate ongoing response actions.