According to the most recent official statistics, there have already been 13 confirmed deaths related to the diphtheria outbreak in Kaduna.
According to a breakdown, the disease claimed the lives of 10 people in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, three children in Makarfi Local Government Area, and seven other people who were hospitalized.
Malam Aliyu Alhassan, the local council’s health secretary, confirmed the outbreak in the Markafi LGA and stated the suspected cases were reported from the Tashar Na Kawu village in the neighborhood’s Gubuchi Ward.....

https://healthwatchline.com/2023/07/23/diphtheria-outbreak-death-toll-hits-13-in-kaduna/