Health workers and relatives of patients are seen at a cholera treatment center of a hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan. 5, 2024. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)
The number of people who have died of cholera in Zambia has risen to 222, while the total number of cases has reached 5,462, since fresh outbreaks in October last year as the waterborne disease spread to the seventh province, according to the Ministry of Health.
LUSAKA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of people who have died of cholera in Zambia has risen to 222, while the total number of cases has reached 5,462, since fresh outbreaks in October last year as the waterborne disease spread to the seventh province, according to the Ministry of Health.
This followed the death of 27 people and 567 new cases in the previous 24 hours, data released by the ministry on Sunday showed.
A health worker takes care of patients at a cholera treatment center of a hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan. 5, 2024. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)
According to the ministry, 340 people were discharged during the same period, bringing the total number of discharges to 4,172, while the number of people remaining hospitalized stands at 1,059.
According to a daily update from the ministry, the number of affected districts has reached 31 in seven out of the country's 10 provinces. Lusaka, the country's capital, is the hardest hit.
The ministry has designated the Chinese-built National Heroes Stadium as a cholera treatment center. ■
