the cholera epidemic in madagascar appears to have approached its peak , quoting the global diseases organization ( who ) . the number of reported cases registered in the monday to end - march nearly halved to 2 , 000 , against 3 , 800 the first wednesday and 8 , 000 cases a week in february . but the organisation warned the weekly rates were not always accurate . there have been more than 90 , 000 cholera cases in zimbabwe over the start of the year second august , about 4 , 000 of them fatal .
Since last August about 4,000 people died of cholera in Zimbabwe.