Meningitis: Sokoto records 300 confirmed cases The Sokoto State government has reported an outbreak of meningitis, confirming 300 cases in multiple local government areas across the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr Farouk Abubakar, gave the confirmation at the one day sensitization campaign organised by the State Ward Development Committee (WDC) forum in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Friday. The commissioner was however silent on the number of deaths recorded since February when the outbreak was first reported. He said that 16 persons...