Dar es Salaam, Feb. 17 -- SUMBAWANGA: SUMBAWANGA District Commissioner Nyakia Chirukie has confirmed that a cholera outbreak in three wards of the district has led to the deaths of two children, with 37 people reported to be infected.

Administratively, Sumbawanga district consists of Sumbawanga District Council and Sumbawanga Municipal Council.

The cholera outbreak, which occurred in February this year, has claimed the lives of two children and affected 37 individuals.

While visiting Nankanga Ward in the Rift Valley Lake Rukwa Basin, which falls under Sumbawanga District Council, DC Chirukie confirmed that 26 people have contracted cholera, including 12 patients from Nankanga and 14 from Muze Ward.

The deaths of the two children occur...