Yemen cholera cases could surpass 300,000 by September: UN

‘The number of Yemenis infected with cholera is expected to rise to more than 300,000 by the end of August, the United Nations children’s agency says.
“Probably at the end of August we will reach 300,000” cases up from nearly 193,000 cases today, UNICEF spokeswoman Meritxell Relano told reporters in Geneva on a conference call on Friday.
She added that an estimated 1,265 people had lost their lives since the outbreak was declared in April.
“The number of cases continue to increase,” the spokeswoman said, adding that the epidemic had affected all of Yemen’s 21 governorates.’
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