Zambia cholera outbreak situation report - 3 February 2018
Lusaka District: As of 06:00hours on 3rd February, 2018, there were 16 new cases (8 paediatrics and 8 adults). There were was one (1) cholera death recorded in the last 24 hours, a BID from Kabanana in Chipata subdistrict.
- There were 33 patients under treatment; 15 patients had been discharged
- Cumulative cases for Lusaka district now stand at 3,647 with 74 deaths
- Based on the most recent statistics, the case fatality rate of the current outbreak is 2.0% (facility CFR=0.8%) with a weekly incidence rate of 6/100,000population1, down from 7/100,000 the previous week.
