 The death toll from cholera infections across the country currently stands at 1,178. That's according to the Director General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekwazo. The deaths are from a total of 37,819 suspected cases of the disease recorded in 23 states and the FCT. Bochi, Niger, Zamfara and Katsina account for more than 70 of the new cases in the last two weeks.