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Lisa Shirichena Herald Reporter
Sixteen people have died of malaria throughout the country, bringing the death toll so far this year to 171.

Manicaland is the hardest hit. The Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly surveillance report shows that 12 233 malaria cases were recorded this week bringing a total number of cases treated in a fortnight to 24 425.

“Of the cases reported, 10 426 and 12 deaths were under the age of 5 years,” reads part of the Government’s weekly report on disease surveillance.

“The deaths were reported from Chipinge district (1), Makoni district (2), Mutare district (2), Mutasa (1) and Nyanga district (3), all in Manicaland province, Murehwa district (1) and Seke district (1) both in Mashonaland East province, Hwange district in Matebeleland North province (1), Mberengwa district in Midlands province (1), Chiredzi in Masvingo province (2), and Harare Central Hospital (1),” read the report.

Over 100 000 people have been treated of malaria across the country since the beginning of the year.

“The provinces which reported the highest number of malaria cases were Manicaland (3 595) and Mashonaland Central (3 160). The cumulative figure for Malaria is 106 753 and 171 deaths.”

Malaria is a preventable and curable disease but it can cause deaths if treatment is delayed.