Plateau State Government has confirmed 441 suspected cases of cholera and 14 deaths across four local government areas since the outbreak of the disease began in June, saying it has intensified emergency response measures to contain further spread. He said 20 cases had tested positive through Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), while six had been laboratory confirmed through stool culture, with infections recorded in Mangu, Jos North, Jos South and Barkin Ladi local government areas. According to the commissioner, the outbreak has affected 25 wards and more than 100 settlements across the state, while only three patients remain on admission, all in Jos North Local Government Area. He said Jos North had emerged as the current hotspot with 277 suspected cases, seven RDT-positive cases, one laboratory-confirmed case and four deaths. “The epidemiological situation indicates that although transmission has been interrupted in Mangu Local Government Area, cholera continues to spread across other affected LGAs.