Terrence Mawawa|Health and Child Care Minister, Obadiah Moyo has said the cholera death toll has risen to 49 and 6645 cases have been recorded in the capital.

Moyo has conceded that the cholera epidemic is surprisingly resistant to commonly available drugs.

He has however said a vaccination team from the World Health Organization has arrived in Harare to complement local health practitioners’ efforts to combat the epidemic.

Moyo has also said government recommended drugs have arrived in the country.