In Zambia, the number of mpox-related cases has reached 49, with a 10-year-old child losing the battle with the disease yesterday in Mpika District, Muchinga Province. The country recorded its first mpox-related death last month, after reporting its first mpox case in October last year.

Health Minister Elijah Muchima said, the country recorded 13 new cases between April 2 and 15, bringing the total number to 49, with cases reported in six of the country’s 10 provinces so far. A total of 32 cases have so far been treated and discharged, while 15 people are currently under home isolation, he added.

Meanwhile, the country’s cumulative cholera cases have reached 490, following 18 new cases recorded in the past two weeks. About 480 people have so far been discharged, while nine people have died, the minister said.