Situation Overview
• From 27 April to 12 June 2017, a total of 124,002 suspected cholera cases were reported from 20 governorates. Out of the total reported cases, 923 deaths were reported (0.7% case fatality rate).
• The number of deaths reported over the last four weeks is almost five times higher than deaths reported from October 2016 to March 2017.
• More than half of the suspected cholera cases have been reported from Sana’a City (21,538), Hudaydah (14,107), Hajjah (13,279) and Amran (13,148).
• Amanat Al Asimah has still been reporting the highest number of suspected cholera cases (21,538 cases) followed by Alhudeide governorate (14,107 cases) and Hajjah (13,279 cases). However, Al-Mahweet governorate accounted for the highest attack rate (93.7 per 10 000), followed by Sana’a governorate (87.6 per 10 000), Amran (85.9 per 10 000) and Amanat Al Asimah (65.1 per 10 000).