- The number of suspected cholera cases continues to dramatically increase and reached 6,939 cases as of 10 December, having increased by more than 136% over the past month. The number of associated deaths has doubled over the past month from 97 to 200.
- The outbreak has now spread to nine states. The most affected states are Gedaref with 1,824 suspected cases of cholera and 48 associated deaths, Al Jazeera with 1,397 suspected cases and 23 associated deaths and Red Sea state with 794 suspected cases and 37 associated deaths.
- The oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign started last week covering about 2.2 million people but limited to the states of Gedaref and Al Jazeera so far.
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