Daily cholera update and alerts, 25 Jan 2009

Source: Government of Zimbabwe; World Health Organization (WHO)


*Please note that daily information collection is a challenge due to communication and staff constraints. On-going data cleaning may result in an increase or decrease in the numbers.

Any change will then be explained.


** Daily information on new deaths should not imply that these deaths occurred in cases reported that day. Therefore daily CFRs >100% may occasionally result

A. Highlights of the day:

– 655 cases and 26 deaths added today (in comparison 1906 cases and 21 deaths yesterday)

– 36.2% of the districts affected have reported today (21 out of 58 affected
districts)

– 88.7 % of districts reported to be affected (55 districts/62)

– Revised figures for Bindura deaths from 19 to 21

– Cumulative Institutional Case Fatality Rate 2.2%

– Daily Institutional Case Fatality Rate 1.9%

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