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(ZNBC) The Country has recorded 16 new Cholera cases in the last 24 hours.

Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo says 8 of the new Cholera cases were recorded in Vubwi district in Eastern Province, 4 in Chipata district and 4 in Mwansabombwe district in Luapula Province.

Ms Masebo says 9 people in Vubwi district and 2 from Mwansabombwe have been discharged, leaving 19 in admission.

She added that those in admission, who include; 2 in Mwansabombwe, 5 in Vubwi and 12 in Chipata are all in a stable condition.

The Minister added that NO death has been recorded in the last 24 hours apart from the two announced yesterday.

Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Ms. Masebo has also announced that the Ministry of Health has so far managed to administer over 23,000 doses of oral Cholera vaccine in Vubwi district.