Of the new cases, 44 were registered in the province of Bengo, 41 in the province of Luanda, 17 in the province of Icolo and Bengo, one in the province of Cuanza Sul and one in the province of Huíla.
In the last 24 hours there were 7 deaths: 3 in the province of Icolo and Bengo, 2 in the province of Luanda and 2 in the province of Bengo, with 322 people hospitalized with cholera.
925,573 people were vaccinated, which corresponds to vaccination coverage of 86 percent of the target population.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, on January 7, 3147 cases have been reported, 1542 in Luanda province, 1163 in Bengo province, 407 in Icolo and Bengo province, 10 in Cuanza Sul province, 6 in Huambo province, 6 in Huíla province, 5 in Zaire province, 5 in Malanje province, 2 in Cuanza Norte province and 1 in Cunene province, with ages between 2 and 100 years.
The disease caused 108 deaths, of which 48 in the province of Luanda, 43 in the province of Bengo, 15 in the province of Icolo and Bengo and 2 in the province of Cuanza Sul, with the most affected age group being 2 to 5 years old with 486 cases and 13 deaths, followed by the age group from 10 to 14 years old with 409 cases and 8 deaths.
Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which is transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated water or food, causing symptoms such as intense, watery diarrhea, vomiting and severe dehydration that can lead to death.
