According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 39: 19 – 25 September 2022), as of 7 September 2022, 7.150 suspected cases – including 6.726 confirmed and 79 deaths (CFR: 1%) – were reported from 62 health districts in 15 counties.
Of the confirmed cases, 5.7% (384 cases) were laboratory confirmed, 8.3% (557 cases) were clinically confirmed, and 86.0% (5,785 cases) by epidemiological link. The median age of the affected population is six years (range: one month-67 years).
