Key Weekly Highlights as of 23 March 2023
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Fourteen (14) new cholera cases have been reported in the last 24 hrs.
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Zero new death recorded in the past 24 hours.
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Cumulatively, a total of 461 cholera cases and 2 deaths (CFR0.43%) has been recorded since the onset of the outbreak.
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Overall, 246 (53%) of the cases are males and 215(47%) are females.
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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%).
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Oral Cholera vaccination campaign commenced on 16 March 2023 targeting 53,000 individuals aged 1 year and above in the POC and Malakal town.
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Cumulatively, 37,890 people have been vaccinated (Malakal town and POC) with OCV achieving 58% coverage
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The current cholera outbreak is localized in Malakal Upper Nile State on the side boarding Sudan.
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