On Tuesday, the ministry reported 2,729 new infections and 172 deaths within a single week, with 90 per cent of new cases concentrated in Khartoum State.

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill over the past week.

A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened more than 2,500 over the past week, authorities said Tuesday as a leading medical group warned that the country’s existing health facilities were unable to cope with the surge of patients.