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Cholera outbreak slows, remains steady
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This week the World Health Organization released updated numbers for the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe. Cases remain steady, but are leveling off from the most dramatic increases seen in late 2008.
Date: 27 Mar 2009
* 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 resultA. Highlights of the day:
- 208 Cases and 5 deaths added today (in comparison with 228 cases and 8 deaths yesterday)
- 75% of the districts affected have reported today 45 out of 60 affected
districts)- 91.9 % of districts reported to be affected (57 districts out of 62)
- Cumulative Institutional Case Fatality Rate 1.7%
- Daily Institutional CFR = 2.4%
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