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Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000

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Cholera had killed 1,002 people as of Tuesday, while 1,115 people were hospitalized. It's the country's worst outbreak of the waterborne illness in two decades. Angry villagers beat up health workers and damaged a facility. Residents accused health workers of denying them an opportunity to conduct dignified burials.

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CNN

More than 1,000 dead in Malawi's worst cholera outbreak

Malawi has reported more than 1,000 deaths from a cholera outbreak that started in March 2022, the country's health ministry said in a statement Wednesday.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS News

Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000

This marks the country's worst outbreak of the waterborne illness in two decades.

1 year ago

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Ghanaian Times

More than 1,000 deaths in Malawi cholera outbreak

Malawi has recorded more than 1,000 cholera deaths since the outbreak started in March last year. This is the highest figure the country has ever recorded for a cholera outbreak. There are fears health officials are struggling to contain the outbreak as they are running low on medical supplies, including vaccines – most of which were used up last week. More than 30,000 infections have been reported in Malawi. Most cases and deaths have been rec…

1 year ago·Accra, Ghana

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moderntokyotimes.com

Cholera deaths in Malawi pass 1,000 – Modern Tokyo Times

Cholera deaths in Malawi pass 1,000 Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The cholera outbreak now accounts for just over 1,000 deaths in Malawi. This is the worst outbreak in several decades. In total, confirmed cases have reached 30,621. Of these, 1,002 people have died from cholera. This is a case fatality rate of 3.27 percent. Reuters reports, “Most of the deaths occurred in the two main cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre where …

1 year ago

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La Opinion

1,000 people die in Malawi in the worst cholera outbreak on record; more than 30,000 cases have been diagnosed

Malawi is currently facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades, so there is a health alarm due to the uncontrolled number of infections that put more than 10 million people at risk

1 year ago

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