About 6,897 cases of cholera recorded in Taiz

TAIZ, Oct. 28 (YPA) – About 6,85 4suspected cases of cholera disease have been line listed, with recording 805 confirmed cases, in several districts of Taiz province.

Official medical sources confirmed that 43 cases died due to the disease and the deterioration of health services in various areas of the districts, amid an unprecedented deterioration in the living conditions among citizens.

The sources pointed out that the centers specialized in treating cholera received increasing numbers of infected people without being able to provide the necessary health services to the patients.

The coalition-held districts of Taiz are witnessing a dangerous outbreak of the watery diarrhea pandemic, known as cholera.

Cholera, though a preventable and treatable disease, is still observed as an important public health problem in developing countries including Yemen.

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