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HIGHLIGHTS
- A total of 114 new cases of AWD were reported in week 50 compared to 43 cases in week 49 in Beletweyne district.
- The new AWD cases were reported from Belet-Weyne district of Hiraan region
- No new death has been reported since August 2017
- A cumulative total of 60,910 cases and 820 deaths have been reported in 52 districts of 16 regions of South central and Puntland since January 2017
- The number of AWD/Cholera cases and deaths in inaccessible areas are 4 times the number of cases and deaths in areas that are accessible
- The 9 stool samples collected from Belet-Weyne district tested positive for V. Cholerae, Ogawa, O1
KEY FIGURES /WEEK 50
- 114 new cases
- No death
- 54% of the new cases were female
- 76% of the cases were children below 5 years
- 11 sections reported new AWD cases in Beletweyne
- 60,910 cumulative cases (week 1-50)
- 820 cumulative deaths (week 1-50)
- 1.4% overall case fatality rate