The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe has reached 80,250, including 3,759 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

A cholera patient drinks treated water at Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare January 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

In order to say that cholera is under control, the fatality rate has to be below 1 percent, WHO said.

According to the UN agency, all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe have been affected by the epidemic, mainly because of the collapse of the health system amid the country’s economic troubles.

WHO, together with its partners, has set up a Cholera Command and Control Center in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, said WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib.

The role of the center is to coordinate the response to the cholera outbreak and provide technical coordination for partners, she said.

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