Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care on Wednesday said that at least 215 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases have been recorded since the latest outbreak on 12th February.
The ministry said all the country’s 10 provinces were affected, but there was no epidemiological link to each other.
At a post-cabinet meeting media briefing on Tuesday in Harare, Monica Mutsvangwa of Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, said: “As of 9th May, a cumulative total of 766 suspected cholera cases, five laboratory-confirmed deaths, 16 suspected cholera deaths, and 215 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported”.
He said the government would avail funds to bolster the country’s response to the outbreak.
“Cabinet assures the nation that the cholera risk assessment, which should guide the application of the oral cholera vaccination, has been completed across the country’s 10 provinces.
“Active surveillance of points of entry and exit is continuing as part of a multi-sectoral approach in the response to the cholera outbreak”.
Source: Xinhua/NAN
