Cholera Outbreak in Darfur Continues to Spread Exceeding 7,437 Cases and 315 Deaths
Sudanianews:Tawila
The cholera outbreak in Darfur, particularly in the Tawila camps, Jebel Marra, Nyala, Zalingei, and the Shaeria locality in the Khazan Jadid area, is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of daily cases recorded in displacement centers. and the cumulative daily number of cases since the outbreak has exceeded 7,437, including 315 deaths.
The spokesperson for the Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, Adam Rogal, revealed that (The cholera outbreak in Darfur, particularly in the Tawila camps, Jebel Marra, Nyala, Zalingei, and the Shaeria locality in the Khazan Jadid area, is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of daily cases recorded in displacement centers. In the Tawila area, most cases are concentrated in the camps, while the remainder are concentrated in the Martal area south of Tawila and the Tabra area. The cumulative daily number of cases since the outbreak has reached 4,537, including 75 deaths. There are currently 81 cases in isolation centers, with 46 new cases recorded today.
The outbreak has also spread to the Tabra area, where the cumulative daily number of cases has reached 178.
The outbreak has also spread to the Rubia and Tebessa areas, where the cumulative daily number of cases since the outbreak has reached 194, including 10 deaths.
The epidemic has also spread to other areas in Jebel Marra, including Golo, where the daily cumulative number of cases has reached 1,172, including 51 deaths; and Guldo, where the daily cumulative number of cases has reached 80, including nine deaths. In Nertiti, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak has reached 37, including four deaths. In Rokero, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak has reached 111, including seven deaths. In Fanga, the daily cumulative number of cases has reached 52, including three deaths. In Deribat, East Jebel Marra, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak has reached 149, including nine deaths. There are currently 47 cases in isolation centers. In the Fina area, two cholera cases have been confirmed.
The epidemic has also spread to Sortony camp, where the daily cumulative number of cases has reached 37, including three deaths.
The daily cumulative number of cases in Kalma camp reached 435, including 64 deaths. 207 cases, including 51 deaths, were recorded in Otash camp. 117 cases, including four deaths, were recorded in Dereig camp. This is in addition to the cases recorded in Al Salam camp.
In East Darfur, in the Shaeria locality of the Khazan Jadid area, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak reached 79, including 18 deaths.
The cholera outbreak continued to spread to Zalingei. In Al Hamidiya and Al Hasahisa camps, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak reached 75, including two deaths. In the Khamsa Daghig camp, the daily cumulative number of cases reached three, including one death. In the Azum area, west of Zalingei, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak reached 109, including two deaths. In Zalingei, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak has reached 89. In the agricultural area of Kombo Weir, east of Zalingei, the daily cumulative number of cases has reached two, and in Orkom, south of Zalingei, the daily cumulative number of cases since the outbreak has reached four.
The total daily cases since the outbreak in Darfur has exceeded 7,437, including 315 deaths.
The epidemic continues to spread in many areas of Darfur, particularly in Tawila, Jebel Marra, Zalingei, Nyala, Khazan Jadid in Shaeria locality, and displacement camps, where the disease has spread at an unprecedented rate. Despite the shortage of medical supplies and isolation centers, humanitarian organizations, local volunteers, emergency rooms, and local authorities are making tremendous efforts to combat the disease. However, significant difficulties and challenges remain due to the increasing rates of infection, threatening people’s lives and representing a nightmare and a forgotten humanitarian disaster in a country torn apart by war, famine, and disease. We call on the World Health Organization and relevant institutions to take effective and urgent measures to prevent this health and humanitarian emergency facing the Sudanese community in displacement areas where the epidemic is spreading
