the cholera epidemic in zimbabwe appears to have achieved its pinnacle , told the world health organization ( who ) . the tally of new cases recorded in the year to mid - month nearly halved to 2 , 000 , against 3 , 800 the preceding day and 8 , 000 cases a week in december . but the authority warned the weekly statistics were not always accurate . there have been more than 90 , 000 cholera cases in zimbabwe since the start of the epidemic last august , about 4 , 000 of them killed .
Since last August about 4,000 people died of cholera in Zimbabwe.