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Zimbabwe: Daily cholera update and alerts, 27 Mar 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

A. Highlights of the day:

- 208 Cases and 5 deaths added today (in comparison with 228 cases and 8 deaths yesterday)

- 75% of the districts affected have reported today 45 out of 60 affected districts)

- 91.9 % of districts reported to be affected (57 districts out of 62)

- Cumulative Institutional Case Fatality Rate 1.7%

- Daily Institutional CFR = 2.4%