Malawi cholera death toll passes 1,000 as outbreak spreads

The country’s worst cholera outbreak in 20 years has killed more than 1,000 people so far [Thoko Chikondi/AP Photo]

Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak on record has left more than 1,000 people dead even as cases have reached 30,621, health minister Khumbize Chiponda has said.

The death toll announced on Tuesday breached a grim milestone and surpassed the largest recorded outbreak, which killed 968 people between 2001 and 2002, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).