‘REPORT DEATHS TO COMBAT CHOLERA SPREAD’

Mangaliso Kabulika

The MINISTRY of Health and Childcare says eating at burials should be limited and has urged members of the public to report all deaths occurring in the community.

The Ministry has identified funeral gatherings as super-spreaders of cholera.

In a statement, the Ministry said eating at burials should be limited.

“All burials especially from diarrhoeal causes, whether proven cholera or not, should be supervised by health workers,” read the statement. Meanwhile, the country recorded 19 090 suspected cholera cases, 2 231 confirmed cases, 18 340 recoveries, 71 confirmed deaths and 340 suspected deaths.

The first cholera outbreak in the country started on February 12, 2023 in Chegutu.

The outbreak has now spread to more than 17 traditional cholera hotspot districts of Buhera, Chegutu, Chikomba, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Chitungwiza, Chiredzi, Harare, Gokwe, Norton, Marondera, Mazowe, Shamva, Mutare, Murehwa, Mwenezi, Seke and Wedza.