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Yemen's Ministry of Health spokesman, Dr. Yousef Al-Hadhri, has announced the death of 818 citizens of cholera and 219 deaths of diphtheria, most of them children, in all governorates since the beginning of this year, 2019.
Al-Hadhri said in a special statement to the Yemeni Press Agency that the highest percentage of deaths in Ibb governorate is 113 cases and 89 deaths in Dhamar governorate, while the number of people infected with cholera epidemic reached 583416 cases, and 146317 quick examinations of cases were reached, positive cases 88,262 cases during the same period.
He pointed out that 3941 cases of diphtheria were recorded in all provinces. Ibb province also has the highest number of cases with 641 cases, followed by Hodeidah province with 560 cases.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
