2,943 new cholera cases and 26 deaths have been reported in Somalia since January 2024, with cases surging following severe flooding caused by El Nino rains in late 2023, government data showed.
According to a statement issued by the Somali Ministry of Health, 1,748 cases, or 59 percent, were classified as serious, which indicates the seriousness of the disease.
The ministry said in its latest epidemiological report: “Since January 2024, several regions in Somalia have been significantly affected by a cholera outbreak. The region with the highest number of reported cases is Beledweyne, which recorded 588 cases, or 20 percent of the total cases.”
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