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Madagascar's MOH has updated their plague statistics page adding 33 additional cases and 15 deaths since their last update 24 hours ago. Although the case count appears to be rising more slowly over the past few days, this is the biggest one-day jump in deaths (n=15) we've seen.
That said, the mortality rate - given the high percentage of pneumonic plague cases - has (so far) been relatively low.This update from the BNGRC website.
GENERAL SITUATION OF PLAGUE IN MADAGASCAR
Currently, 39 districts in 17 regions of Madagascar are affected by the epidemic of plague.
On this day, 911 cases were reported, including: 612 pulmonary forms, 175 forms bubonic and 124 unspecified.
The general assessment shows: 554 people who are already cured and taken out of the hospital, 262 people in treatment and 95 deaths.
The table below shows the number of cases cumulated by Region, since the beginning of the plague (status as of 18 October 2017)
