This first case in Namibe concerns a 65-year-old citizen, who did not travel or have contact with people from provinces affected by cholera.
"The rapid test was carried out and the case of cholera was confirmed, meaning that the province of Namibe is now on the red map of provinces with recorded cases of cholera. This is a 65-year-old citizen, and the case that challenges the technical committee is that there is no recognised or identified epidemiological link", said the director of the provincial health office, Coríntios Miguel, quoted by Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA).
In national terms, according to the Ministry of Health information to which VerAngola had access, in the last 24 hours, the country registered 189 new cases of cholera and seven deaths.
The new cases were registered in the provinces of Luanda (55), Cuanza Norte (54), Benguela (43), Bengo (22), Icolo and Bengo (8), Malanje (6) and Namibe (1).
During the period in question, seven deaths were also recorded in the provinces of Luanda (1), Benguela (5) and Malanje (1).
Also during the period under analysis, 111 people were discharged and another 258 were hospitalized.
Since the beginning of the cholera outbreak in January, the country has recorded 9081 cases of the disease and 349 deaths.
Of the 9081 cases, 4307 were reported in Luanda, 2542 in Bengo, 839 in Icolo and Bengo, 638 in Cuanza Norte, 322 in Benguela, 238 in Malanje, 55 in Cabinda, 53 in Zaire, 36 in Cuanza Sul, 23 in Huambo, 15 in Uíge, 7 in Huíla, two in Bié and one case each in the provinces of Cunene, Cubango, Lunda Sul and Namibe.
As for deaths, Luanda also leads with 160 deaths. Next comes Bengo (97), Cuanza Norte (40), Icolo and Bengo (21), Benguela (18) Malanje (7), Cuanza Sul (3), Zaire (2) and Cabinda (1).
