Kenya warns of cholera outbreak after 61 cases reported


NAIROBI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health on Thursday issued an alert over the cholera outbreak after confirming 61 cases spread in six out of the 47 counties.

Patrick Amoth, the acting director-general of the Ministry of Health, said out of the 61 cases of cholera reported, 13 people were hospitalized, eight were treated and discharged and 40 were outpatient cases.

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