 Six states reported 1,786 suspected cases of cholera between June 20 and June 26. Director-General of the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and CDC Dr. Chikwe Ehekwazo said these in Abuja on Saturday. The list of the states as Bauchi, 1,239 cases, Kanu, 362 cases, Niger, 62 cases, Zanfara, 55 cases, Kaduna, 59 cases and Plateau, 9 cases. He said that in the preceding week of June 13 to June 19, five states, Bauchi, Kanu, Kaduna, Plateau and Zanfara reported 1,757 suspected cases. Ehekwazo said that between January 2021 and June 27, a total of 14,000, 343 suspected cases of cholera were reported from 15 states and the FCT. He advised Nigerians to boil and store water in clean and safe containers before drinking and to wash their hands frequently with soap under clean running water to prevent infections, diseases like cholera.