Highlights
From 27 April to 16 July 2017, 351,045 suspected cholera cases and 1,790 deaths (CFR: 0.5%) have been reported in 91.3% (21/23) of Yemen governorates, and 88% (293/333) of the districts.
Geographical distribution of cases
The five most affected governorates were Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, Amran and Ibb with 53.9% (189,375/351,045) of the cases reported since 27 April 2017.
Al Dhaele’e, Al Mahwit and Amran governorates had the highest attack rates (26.1%, 25.3% and 23.6% respectively)
Raymah ,Hajjah and Ibb governorates reported the highest case fatality ratios (1.3% ,0.9% and 0.9% respectively) (see table).
The five most affected districts were Al Hali district (Al Hudaydah gov., 13,680 suspected cases and 23 deaths), Bani Al Harith (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 8,867 suspected cases and 10 deaths), Ma’ain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 8,758 suspected cases and 7 deaths), As Sabain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 6,854 suspected cases and 11 deaths), and Al Hawak (Al Hudaydah gov., 6,620 suspected cases and 11 deaths)