Luanda – A total of 150 new cases of cholera were reported in the last 24 hours in the provinces of Cuanza-Norte, Luanda, Bengo, Malanje, Icolo & Bengo and Benguela.
According to the Information Bulletin of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), which updates the cholera numbers in Angola, 5 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, being 2 in Malanje, 1 each in Cuanza-Norte, Luanda and Benguela.
According to the report, of the 150 new cases, 59 are from Cuanza-Norte, 46 from Luanda, 15 from Bengo, the same number from Malanje, 9 from Icolo e Bengo and 6 from Benguela.
During the aforementioned period, 98 people were discharged from hospital and 256 are currently hospitalized.
Since the outbreak began in January this year, a cumulative total of 8,291 cases have been reported, of which 4,072 were in Luanda, 2,443 in Bengo, 805 in Icolo & Bengo, 416 in Cuanza-Norte, 200 in Benguela, 196 in Malanje, 44 in Zaire, 36 in Cuanza-Sul, 33 in Cabinda, 22 in Huambo, 15 in Uíge, 7 in Huila, and a single case in Cunene and Cubango.
In total 318 fatalities have occurred, of which 152 were in Luanda, 92 in Bengo, 34 in Cuanza-Norte, 21 in Icolo & Bengo, 8 in Benguela, 6 in Malanje, 3 in Cuanza-Sul, one in Zaire and Cabinda.
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