Daily cholera update and alerts

* 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:

– 631 cases and 41 deaths added today (in comparison 288 cases and 6 deaths

yesterday)

– 50.8% of the districts affected have reported today (30 out of 59 affected

districts)

– 90.3 % of districts reported to be affected (56 districts/62)

– Gwanda district revised deaths categories (One institutional deaths moved to community deaths)

– Cumulative Institutional Case Fatality Rate 1.8%

– Daily Institutional Case Fatality Rate 2.0%

World Health Organization (WHO); Government of Zimbabwe

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