The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the registration of 2,627 new cholera cases, including 50 deaths, within a single week.
In a statement, the ministry said: “During one week, 2,627 new cholera cases were recorded, including 50 deaths.”
It added that this brings the total number of cases to 99,756, including 2,475 deaths, across all of the country’s 18 states.
On August 5 of this year, the ministry reported 2,345 cases, including 21 deaths, in one week.
At that time, the total number of cases had risen to 96,681 since August 2024.
In Tuesday’s statement, the ministry also reported that 12 localities in three states were affected by floods and heavy rains during the past week.
It explained that the total number of affected localities stands at 18 in six states.
The ministry said 763 families — comprising 3,504 individuals — had been affected, with the highest toll of deaths and infections recorded in Gedaref State in eastern Sudan (without providing exact figures).
Sudan typically experiences heavy rains during the summer/fall rainy season, which lasts from June to October, often causing widespread flooding.
These health and natural disasters currently coincide with the suffering of Sudanese citizens amid the ongoing war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023.
The conflict has left more than 20,000 people dead and about 15 million displaced or refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities, while a study by U.S. universities estimated the death toll at around 130,000.
