Sudan reports 1,575 new cholera cases, 22 deaths in a week

KHARTOUM, Sudan / ISTANBUL

Sudan’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that 1,575 new cholera cases and 22 deaths were recorded nationwide over the past week.

The ministry said in a statement that the total cases have now reached 101,450, including 2,515 deaths, across the country’s 18 states since the outbreak was declared in August 2024.

The health crisis comes as the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting a war since April 2023 that has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced 14 million, according to the UN and local authorities. Research from US universities, however, estimates the death toll at around 130,000.