A Zimbabwean fetches water from an unprotected well in Harare. The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe has risen to 565 , with 12,546 reported cases of the intestinal disease.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)
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GENEVA (AFP) – The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe rose to 565 on Wednesday, with 12,546 reported cases of the acute intestinal disease, the United Nations said.
The capital Harare is the worst-affected area with 177 deaths and 6,448 suspected cases -- more than half the total number of cases nationwide, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement.
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