A state of emergency… a rise in the number of cholera infections in Angola

Health authorities in Angola announced that 170 cases of cholera were recorded, including three new deaths and 51 infections, during the past 24 hours.
The ministry stated that the disease had spread to two additional municipalities in the Luanda Capital Province, prompting authorities to activate national emergency response measures, with the crisis escalating since the first confirmed case was recorded on January 5, 2025.

Angolan Ministry of Health

The Angolan Ministry of Health previously announced a cholera outbreak after 12 deaths were reported since the first case was confirmed last Tuesday.

Angolan health services indicated that more than 119 cases of cholera had been recorded, with 14 other cases confirmed through tests.
The municipality of Kakuako, on the outskirts of Luanda Province, the capital of Angola, which is inhabited by more than 1.2 million people, is the epicenter of the disease outbreak after 24 new cases of cholera were recorded.