Tanzania records 60 cases of cholera in four regions


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  • Thursday, 23 Mar 2023

DAR ES SALAAM, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said on Wednesday they have recorded 60 cases of cholera in the country's four regions between Feb. 19 and March 15.

George Simbachawene, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Policy, Parliament and Coordination, while launching a program for the prevention of cholera in the capital Dodoma, said the 60 cholera cases were recorded in Ruvuma region with one patient, seven patients in Kigoma region, Rukwa region with 18 patients and Katavi region with 34 patients.

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