116 typhoid cases reported, 10 dead

A surveillance report by the Ministry of Health and Child Care indicates that by June 15, a total of 2 526 suspected typhoid cases, 116 confirmed cases and 10 deaths had been reported countrywide.

A weekly surveillance report ending June 4 shows that 16 new cases were reported with Harare registering the highest with 14 cases, Bindura District in Mashonaland Central Province reported one case, while Murehwa District in Mashonaland East Province reported a single case as well. A total of 2 371 suspected cases of typhoid fever, 78 confirmed cases and six deaths have been recorded countrywide between January 1 and June 4, 2017.

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