VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says most cholera deaths that the country is recording are of people who are brought to the hospital already dead. And the country has recorded 618 new Cholera cases with 25 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health daily Cholera update, the cumulative number of cholera deaths since October 2023 now stands at 249 while the cases are 6,272. Speaking when she visited patients at National Heroes Stadium Cholera Treatment Centre, Monday, Vice-President Nalumango encouraged citizens to seek medical attention early whenever they experienced symptoms of cholera. “I know the numbers look so harsh particularly when we look at the cumulative numbers, they are so high, 45,000 plus as the people that...

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