Contaminated gin: Rivers confirms 70 dead

THE Rivers State government said on Sunday that 70 of the 80 persons who took contaminated local gin, also known as Ogogoro earlier this month, had died.Dr Nnanna Onyekwere, Director Public Health Services, state Ministry of Health, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Sunday that two of the survivors had visual impairment.He said the cases were reported in Woji and Gokana communities in the state.'So far, in the past one week, we have not had any more deaths or new cases. The situation has been under control.
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