adminDr Chonzi said there was also no electricity during the same period.
Authorities could not pump water into the reservoirs’ from boreholes leaving residents with no option but to resort to unprotected water supplies.
“Our main worry was that the cases were concentrated in one area- Mbare- and they peaked in one week when there was no water supplies,” Dr Chonzi said.
He, however, said the cases had since started going down as water supplies had been restored in the area.
Harare residents and other small towns continue to get intermittent water supplies and the majority of community boreholes have since broken down. Poor sanitation and inadequate water supplies trigger diarrhoeal diseases.
Government has also recorded three cases of cholera in Beitbridge and one case has since been confirmed.
This is the first case of cholera to be recorded this year.
Online Reporter