South West Region : 44 Cholera Deaths Recorded

Three administrative units of the South West Region have been hit hard by a cholera outbreak. Bernard Okalia Bilai, South West Governor, has termed it an epidemic. The three affected areas are Ndian, Meme and Fako Divisions. Statistics from South West Regional Delegation for Public Health in Buea showed that there have been 1,906 cases. Bakassi has 345 cases and Ekondo Titi 312 all in Ndian Division.
Then in Meme Division, Mbonge reported eight cases, Kumba N 43 and Kumba S 69. Fako Division is worse hit with 682 cases in Limbe, 326 in Buea and 109 in Tiko. In all 44 deaths have been recorded with 14 in Limbe, 12 in Bakassi, eight in Ekondo Titi, Six in Buea, one in Kumba S and five in Tiko. This statistics were compiled from March 14 to 22, 2022. Among the hospitals where the cholera is being treated are the Buea Regional Hospital, Limbe District Hospital, Tiko District Hospital, Limbe Regional Hospital among others. In Limbe and Tiko, patients have overwhelmed hospital bedding capacities. They are being administer treatment in the corridors and verandas.
Okalia Bilai on March 22, 2022, at the Limbe Regional Hospital Conference Hall chaired a crisis meeting in the presence of Jules Doret Ndongo, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, General Managers of CDC, SONARA, Limbe City Mayor and many health officials. He saluted the medical personnel for being proactive in their measures to contain the cholera while noting that hospitals a...