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Zimbabwe: Daily cholera update and alerts, 10 Jan 2009

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* Please note that daily information collection is a challenge due to communication and staff constraints. On-going data cleaning may result in an increase or decrease in the numbers. Any change will then be explained.

** Daily information on new deaths should not imply that these deaths occurred in cases reported that day. Therefore daily CFRs >100% may occasionally result

1- Highlights of the day:

- 300 cases and 12 deaths added today (in comparison 908 cases and 104 deaths yesterday)

- 36.4% of the districts affected have reported today (20 out of 55 affected districts)

- 88.7 % of districts reported to be affected (55 districts/62)

- Newly affected areas: Chipadze Aerodrome (Bindura) Mandava (Zvishavane)