Cholera outbreak high in Congo

Ashad 28, 2082

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Cholera outbreak high in Congo

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Cholera outbreaks are high in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health Minister Roger Kamba said that the infection is still increasing.

He said that they are at the peak of the epidemic and the cases are still increasing. He informed that more than 33 thousand patients have been recorded across the country. 

whose death rate is 2 percent. According to the World Health Organization, the number of cases in 2025 has exceeded the total of 31,749 in 2024. As many as 17 of the country's 26 provinces have been affected.

About 130 new cases are currently being registered in the capital Kinshasa, home to more than 1.7 million people. The government is opening new treatment centers in Kinshasa to provide free care to confirmed patients.

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