Diphtheria: Katsina hospital overwhelmed as officials silent on case, death figures

The Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina says an influx of suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases has pushed its children’s ward beyond capacity, as the state prepares to brief the public on the scale of the outbreak and its response.

Katsina’s Federal Teaching Hospital is overwhelmed by the diphtheria outbreak, with bed spaces exhausted. Niger State also reports 11 deaths from the disea