 The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali Nami, says 23 people have died from a stomach flu called gastrointritis, while 265 others have been infected across 13 local government areas. Dr Nami announced this in a news conference in Sokoto on Tuesday, while appealing to residents to restrict visitations to prone areas. The highly contagious disease is marked by diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever. It is typically spread by contact with an infected person or through contaminated food, water, contaminated clothes, surfaces, bed sheets, vomit and feces. The Commissioner noted that the disease escalated because of the rainy season and that sources of drinking water had been contaminated also. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.