About 313 new cases, mostly in the coastal city of Beira, were reported on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 1,741.
A vaccination campaign was launched in Mozambique’s central city of Beira on Wednesday after a cyclone slammed into the region and unleashed an outbreak of cholera, authorities said.
“With this number of people vaccinated, it will greatly reduce the spread of the disease,” she said at the launch of the drive. In Mozambique, 598 people have been killed, and another 268 have died in Zimbabwe, according to the toll as of Wednesday.
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