30 children die in fresh outbreak of Diarrhea inImo state.

No fewer than 30 children have so far
died in Imo State as a result of fresh
outbreak of diarrhea which is said to be
relatively common in the 637 autonomous
communities in the state due to absence
of potable water.

The development it was gathered compel
the residents to resort to the use of water
from streams and uncertified boreholes
for consumption.

Speaking when she received a delegation
from the Nigeria Agip Oil Company
Limited, the commissioner for Health,
Ngozi Njoku, said that the death toll from
the outbreak of the deadly disease had
risen to 30 in the last few weeks, while
several others affected by the scourge
were receiving treatment in various
hospitals in the state.

She said that four children died last
month as a result of the infection in
Nekede, in the Owerri West council area.

The commissioner, however, said that 65
suspected cases had been reported in the
Ikeduru LGA, while areas like Orlu, Owerri
West, Ohaji/Egbema, Owerri North as well
as Ngor -Okpala had similarly recorded
cases of the dreaded disease in their
areas.