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Preview of South Sudan Cholera Situation Report_Issue #15.pdf

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Key Weekly Highlights as of 23 March 2023

  • Fourteen (14) new cholera cases have been reported in the last 24 hrs.

  • Zero new death recorded in the past 24 hours.

  • Cumulatively, a total of 461 cholera cases and 2 deaths (CFR0.43%) has been recorded since the onset of the outbreak.

  • Overall, 246 (53%) of the cases are males and 215(47%) are females.

  • Children of age 1 – 4 years old are the most affected accounting for 292 (63%) of the total cases reported followed by <1 years old 110 (24%).

  • Oral Cholera vaccination campaign commenced on 16 March 2023 targeting 53,000 individuals aged 1 year and above in the POC and Malakal town.

  • Cumulatively, 37,890 people have been vaccinated (Malakal town and POC) with OCV achieving 58% coverage

  • The current cholera outbreak is localized in Malakal Upper Nile State on the side boarding Sudan.

Source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/south-sudan-cholera-outbreak-situation-report-no-015-reporting-date-23-march-2023&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjVjYWMzMDRkNTczNGIxNjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw1Y0IsssDZQlNzJ-szoti7H