The World Health Organization said in Luanda on Monday that a cholera outbreak in Angola that broke out mid-February has claimed 1,514 lives from more than 40,557 cumulative cases.

In its latest update on the epidemic that has affected 13 of Angola's 18 provinces, the WHO said that 282 new cases of the disease and six deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

The province of Luanda, where cholera erupted in slum districts of the capital on February 13, continues to bear the brunt of the epidemic and 275 fatalities have occurred from over 20,781 cases.

Source: Xinhua