According to the Ministry of Health's epidemiological bulletin, the country recorded a total of 267 new cases in the last 24 hours, mostly in the province of Benguela (101), with the region being the new epicentre of the disease.
Since the start of the epidemic, a cumulative total of 17,258 cases have been reported, with 5,820 in Luanda, Benguela (3,670), Bengo (2,951), Cuanza Norte (1,871), Icolo and Bengo (1,093), Malanje (823), Cuanza Sul (404), Namibe (207), Cabinda (150), Huíla (103), Zaire (84), Huambo (40), Cubango (23), Uíje (15), Bié (02) and Cunene and Lunda Sul with one case each.
Cholera, which is spreading in 17 of the country's 21 provinces, has already killed 566 people.
At least 262 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours and another 710 are currently hospitalized with the disease.
