The death toll from Ghana’s ongoing cholera outbreak has risen to 37, with confirmed cases climbing to 359 as of December 26, 2024, according to a report by JoyNews.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) recorded two additional fatalities in the Western Region, prompting a series of mortality audits to assess the situation.

The outbreak has now spread to 46 districts, up from 44, with Agona East in the Central Region and La Nkwantanang Madina in Greater Accra reporting their first confirmed cases.

Cumulatively, 4,618 suspected cases have been documented across 91 of the country’s 276 districts. Meanwhile, hospitalization rates have slightly declined, with 46 patients currently admitted—37 in the Western Region, six in the Central Region, and three in Greater Accra.

Efforts to curb the outbreak include the completion of Phase 2 of the sub-national Oral Cholera Vaccine campaign in four hotspot districts in the Western Region, achieving a 92.9% vaccination rate.

Additionally, GHS has intensified testing of food vendors and water sources in affected areas and deployed rapid response teams at national, regional, and district levels to contain the spread of the disease.