155 new cases of cholera in Al-Dabbah and 778 recoveries
The latest health affairs statistics in Al-Dabba locality indicate that the number of daily deaths due to cholera has reached zero, while the cumulative number of deaths has stabilized at 20 cases. The locality also recorded 155 new cases of the disease, bringing the total number of infections to 899 cases. 125 people recovered during the day, bringing the total number of recoveries to 778 cases.
Statistics also showed that 95 cases were still being treated in the isolation center of Al-Dabba Central Hospital as of Thursday evening, September 26.
This is what emerges from a report submitted by the Autumn Emergency Committee during its ordinary meeting at the headquarters of the health unit in the locality of Al-Dabba, headed by the director of the unit administrative office of the locality, Dafallah Siddiq, and with the participation of the representative. of the security committee, a police colonel and the director of the General Department of Therapeutic Medicine of the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Ahmed Fath Al-Rahman, the director of the General Administration of Preventive Medicine, Mr. . Ibrahim Al-Naim, and the director of health affairs of the locality, Mr. Wahad Haj Al-Nour.
The meeting discussed the current health situation and the measures taken to combat the cholera epidemic, including the continued closure of markets and schools, and the intensification of pesticide spraying campaigns to combat vectors of cholera. diseases. The committee confirmed that the health situation in Al-Dabbah is recovering compared to the start of the spread of the epidemic, thanks to the ongoing preventive measures.