Three people have been confirmed dead, and 183 others hospitalized after drinking expired citric acid powdered drinks in Kano state.
Kano state's Commissioner for health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa said those affected after drinking the expired citric acid powdered drinks of a brand of Jolly Jus or Fresh, were spread across 13 local government areas of the state. Tsanyawa said the products batch had expired since about a year ago but were still being sold in the market. Out of the 284 hospitalised, 101 have been discharged leaving 183 still receiving treatment, the state government said. The commissioner also announced that the seized items that caused the outbreak of the disease are valued at N59 million.
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