{
  "id": 3980560,
  "title": "Rano recorded only two diphtheria deaths in 2026 – Kano",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rano-recorded-only-two-diphtheria-deaths-in-2026-kano",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/28/rano-recorded-only-two-diphtheria-deaths-in-2026-kano/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kano State Government has dismissed reports that 50 children have died from diphtheria in Rano Local Government Area, saying official surveillance data does not support the figure. The Director-General of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), Professor Muhammad Adamu Abbas, said 32 diphtheria cases had been recorded in Rano, with 29 deaths […] Rano recorded only two diphtheria…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}