Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The rage of the Lassa Fever virus is still very much around despite torrential rains, as Edo and Ondo states record more infections with attendant deaths.

With two deaths recorded in Week 32 (August 9-15), Nigeria's death tally is now 73 since the beginning of the new Lassa season.

This is occurring as the country grapples with escalating COVID-19 cases across the country, with fatalities.

Although the nation did not record a death from Lassa fever in Week 30, which was between July 26 and August 1, the records of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that by weeks 31 and 32, three persons had died of the disease.

However, with the sharp drop in temperatures occasioned by the rainy season, the fatal...