LUANDA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of people killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has reached 150, the Health Ministry has said.
A total of 4,235 people have been infected since early January, the ministry said in a press release Monday.
Cases have been reported in 10 of the country's 21 provinces, with 86 percent of overall cases and 84 percent of deaths occurring in the capital, Luanda, and the neighboring Bengo Province.
Since Feb. 1, Angola has recorded more than 100 new cholera cases daily, peaking at 295 on Feb. 8, the ministry said.
However, laboratory testing remains limited, with only around 20 samples analyzed per day.
More than 925,000 people had been vaccinated against cholera, covering 86 percent of the target population, the health ministry said in a Feb. 10 bulletin.
The World Health Organization, in a cholera flash update, said it has been working on vaccination and safe water initiatives in Angola. It also plans to support Angolan health authorities in case-finding, case-management, health campaigns, and response team training. ■
