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Zambia Cholera Outbreak Situation Report - 15 February 2018

Zambia Cholera Outbreak Situation Report - 15 February 2018

Lusaka District: As of 06:00hrs on 15 February, 2018 there were 20 new cases (6 paediatrics and 14 adults). There were no cholera deaths recorded in the last 24 hours).

  • There were 20 patients under treatment, 22 patients had been discharged.

  • Cumulative cases for Lusaka now stand at 3,843 with 75 deaths

  • Based on the most recent statistics, the Case Fatality Rate for the current outbreak is 1.95%. (Facility CFR=0.76%) with a weekly incidence rate of 5/100,000 population down from 6/100,000 the previous week.