Number Of Cholera Cases In Yemen Rises To More Than 100K, Nearly 800 Dead, WHO Says

Reuters: Yemen cholera cases pass the 100,000 mark: WHO
“The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has risen to more than 100,000 since an outbreak began on April 27, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. … ‘To date, 101,820 suspected cholera cases and 789 deaths have been reported in 19 governorates,’ WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told Reuters…” (Miles, 6/8).

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