564 out of 636 meningitis patients recover in Yobe The Yobe State Government has revealed that 564 out of the 636 patients who came down with meningitis in the state have recovered. The state’s Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer, Primary Healthcare Management Board, Haruna Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu. Last week, 206 persons were quarantined in Yobe State after 20 deaths were recorded following an outbreak of meningitis. Umar said as of Monday, the total fatality was 22 while 564 patients had fully recovered. He...