U.N. says Zimbabwe cholera deaths reach 978
GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of deaths in a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe have risen to 978, the United Nations said Monday.
Issuing the figures, the world body’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the number of suspected cases stood at 18,413.
(Reporting by Robert Evans; editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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