The Zimbabwean government has come up with measures to ensure that the cholera outbreak, which has so far resulted in 32 confirmed and 112 suspected cholera deaths, is contained before more people succumb to the water-borne disease.
The government ordered that all deaths be recorded and burials supervised, officials said. As of this week, the country had recorded 5 123 suspected cases, 965 confirmed cases, 4 901 recoveries and 78 people in hospital, according to the latest situation report.
All the country’s 10 provinces have been affected by cholera, with Manicaland being the most affected since the outbreak began in February. It has recorded 2 421 suspected cases, 618 confirmed cases, 22 confirmed deaths and 63 suspected cholera deaths.
Harare has recorded 1 648 suspected cases, 125 confirmed ones, one…