Cholera hits over 30% of children

APPROXIMATELY 30% of children under the age of 15 have been affected by cholera in all of Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces, Unicef has said.

According to the latest Unicef report, 31 705 cholera cases have been confirmed, with 683 deaths recorded so far. The cumulative case fatality rate stood at 2,2% when the report was conducted with cases reported in 63 districts across the country’s 10
provinces.

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