Zimbabwe Measles Outbreak Report: 5 September 2022

Zimbabwe Measles Situation Report issued by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on the 5th of September 2022 noted an increase in new Measles Cases compared to those recorded on the 4th. Pindula News presents the update:

• 153 New Cases and 0 Deaths were reported today.

• A cumulative total of 6 444 Cases, 4 580 Recoveries and 698 Deaths have been reported since the onset of the outbreak.

• New cases were reported from Midlands (95), Manicaland (25), Mashonaland East (13), (Chitungwiza (11), Harare (5) and Mashonaland West (1).

	Cases by	Sex			Vaccination	Status				Deaths
Province/City	Male	Female	Total Cases (New)	Vaccinated	Unvaccinated	Unknown	Discharged from care	In-Care	Community	Institutional	Total Deaths (New)
Bulawayo	17	5	22(0)	20	I	I	22	0	0	0	0 (0)
Chitungwiza	92	60	152(II)	83	45	26	151	0	0	I	1 (0)
Harare	84	85	169(5)	76	70	18	151	18	0	0	0 (0)
Manicaland	1629	1408	3037 (28)	510	1998	532	1586	1104	347	0	347 (0)
Mash Central	152	142	294 (0)	120	162	12	292	0	2	0	2 (0)
Mash East	382	356	738 (13)	260	279	55	645	1	92	0	92 (0)
Mash West	453	403	856 (1)	226	496	140	79	18	139	2	141 (0)
Masvingo	213	194	407 (0)	142	169	91	363	0	44	0	44 (0)
Mat North	41	39	80(0)	76	2	2	79	I	0	0	e (0)
Mat South	37	30	67(0)	37	8	22	15	24	11	0	11 (0)
Midlands	313	309	622(95)	56	447	121	562	0	60	0	60 (0)
National	3413	3031	6444(153)	1606	3677	1020	4580	1166	695	3	698 (0)

• Cumulatively. 47.1% of the cases were reported from Manicaland Province.

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• Mashonaland West province has the highest cumulative Case Fatality Rate (16.5%).

• Males constitute 53% of the total cases.

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