HARARE, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has recorded 28 cholera cases and two deaths in the latest cholera outbreak that began in November last year, health authorities said Monday.
In an update on the cholera cases, Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care said the current outbreak, which began in the Kariba district of Mashonaland West Province, has since spread to seven districts in the country, including Harare, Zimbabwe's capital.
Zimbabwe has recorded 282 suspected cholera cases and 275 recoveries and a total of 4, 923 people have been administered with oral cholera vaccine in a four-day campaign covering the most affected farms and residential areas in Glendale and Mazowe districts of Mashonaland Central Province, currently the epicenter of the current outbreak.
The current outbreak came just a few months after the government declared in August of last year an end to another nationwide outbreak that began in February 2023. According to the United Nations Children's Fund, the outbreak caused more than 700 confirmed or suspected deaths in the African country.
Zimbabwe has faced persistent cholera outbreaks over the past years due to poor water and sanitation infrastructure.
