Cholera death toll rises to 114 in Angola as cases surge

Angola has confirmed 3,402 cholera cases and 114 deaths since the outbreak began in early January, according to a daily press release from the Health Ministry.

Since Feb. 1, Angola has been reporting more than 100 new cholera cases daily, peaking at 295 on Feb. 8, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. 

However, laboratory testing to confirm infections remains limited, with only about 20 samples analyzed per day.

Since the outbreak on Jan. 7, the disease has spread to multiple provinces, with Luanda and the neighboring Bengo province the most affected.

More than 925,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera, covering 86 percent of the target population, according to the Health Ministry's epidemiological bulletin on Monday. 

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