ZAMBIA has in the last 24 hours recorded 98 new suspected cholera cases and one death. According to the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), four cases have since been confirmed as cholera cases. ZNPHI stated that the country had cumulatively recorded 2,658 suspected cholera cases, with 351 confirmed. ZNPHI also disclosed that one new death had been recorded in the last 24 hours, with 56 deaths recorded cumulatively. The institute further stated that 138 patients were in hospital, while 2,464 had recovered and were discharged. Meanwhile, Copperbelt Province Health Director Dr Charles Mwinuna refuted reports that two people had died from suspected cholera in Mpongwe. Dr Mwinuna said the province has only recorded three cholera cases. “We have one...

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