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Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000
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More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have now been infected by cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have now been infected by cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
This figure was described by the organisation as being the "worst case scenario" in the epidemic, which broke out in August. This figure had been described by the UN's health agency as being the "worst case scenario" in the epidemic which broke out in August.
Cholera has now claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in Zimbabwe.Cholera has now claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in Zimbabwe.
The epidemic of the water-borne disease has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. The epidemic of the disease, which broke out in August 2008, has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems.
Many hospitals have shut down and most towns suffer from poor water supply, broken sewers and uncollected waste.
In latest figures released by the WHO in Geneva, some 60,401 people now had cholera in Zimbabwe. The death toll stands at 3,161.