The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has jumped to over 400, health minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Thursday, appealing to people in the worst-hit areas to get vaccinated.
The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 13,837 and 410 respectively since cases were first reported in March, Chiponda told a news briefing in the capital Lilongwe. The current fatality rate stands at 2.96%.
