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Zambia Cholera outbreak Situation Report - 1 March 2018

Zambia Cholera Outbreak Situation Report - 1 March 2018

Lusaka District: As of 06:00hrs on 1 March, 2018 there were 21 new cases (9 children and 12 adults). There were no cholera deaths recorded in the last 24 hours).

  • There were 26 patients under treatment, 19 patients had been discharged.

  • Cumulative cases for Lusaka now stand at 4,076 with 75 deaths

  • Based on the most recent statistics, the Case Fatality Rate for the current outbreak is 1.84%. (Facility CFR=0.72%) with a weekly incidence rate of 5/100,000 at close of Week 8.