Mozambique: Cholera death toll rises

The cholera death toll in Mozambique has risen to 90 since December, a senior health official told IRIN on Wednesday. The country had recorded 15,833 cases from 20 December up to Wednesday, in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Sofala, Zambezia, Nampula, Inhambane and Tete, said Gofe Chavele of the Ministry of Health. At 9,841 cases, the capital, Maputo, had the highest concentration of infections.