Around the World: Zimbabwe
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-07 11:59
Cholera toll tops 1,700
Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.
A cholera update dated Monday showed a further 59 deaths and 731 new cases, up from 32 deaths and 379 fresh cases reported the previous day, it said.
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