Death toll from Sudan cholera outbreak rises to 1,258
Death toll from the Sudan cholera outbreak has risen to 1,258, with the total number of cases reaching 48,598, Sudan’s health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
News Center- Death toll from the Sudan cholera outbreak has risen to 1,258, Sudan’s health ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday.
The total number of cholera cases in the country has reached 48,598, the ministry added.
Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of cholera on August 12, 2024 after a new wave of cholera cases was reported in the country at the beginning of July 2024. In June 2024, heavy rains and floods in Sudan contributed to the spread of cholera. On August 12, Sudanese officials declared a cholera outbreak.
“An estimated 3.4 million children under five are at high risk of epidemic diseases,” the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) said on September 17, 2024. UNICEF sent 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines to the country on October 5, 2024.