More people have died of cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, as an additional nine deaths were reported on Thursday in the country's central province of Midland, bringing the total death toll up to 94 in the country.
The cholera outbreak was reported to have spread to Gweru, a city about 300 km south of Harare where nine people have died while 28 others have been diagnosed as having the disease, The Chronicle reported on Thursday.
This brings the cholera death toll in Midlands to 13 after four others died in Zvishavane's Murowa area in the province recently, the newspaper said.
The cholera outbreak which took place on Saturday in southern Zimbabwe city of Beitbridge killed a total of 44 people. The disease has also claimed 37 lives in Harare over the last three weeks.
The government has teamed up with other stakeholders in mobilizing resources to fight the spread of cholera in the country.
The Minister of Health and Child Welfare David Parirenyatwa said in an interview in Beitbridge town soon after assessing the cholera situation that his Ministry had since roped in the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other key stakeholders in fighting the disease.
"As the government we are equally concerned about the impact of cholera, which started in Chitungwiza before spreading to suburbs in Harare such as Budiriro and Highfield and lately Beitbridge where more than 30 people died within four days. We have therefore put the entire nation on alert," said Parirenyatwa.
"In fact we had a meeting today with our partners WHO, UNICEF, the national water authority, government departments and the Civil Protection Unit in which we resolved to join hands in mobilising resources to fight the cholera epidemic," he said.
He said the national task force had since been established to monitor and assess the situation throughout the country.
Source: Xinhua
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