UNITED NATIONS, June 25 (APP): Yemen is now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world, with suspected cases exceeding 200,000 and the

 number increasing at an average of 5,000 a day, the United Nations has warned. More than 200,000 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in the Arabian Peninsula country and as many as 300,000 people could become infected by the end of August, Margaret Chan, WHO's director-general, said in a statement on Saturday. The agencies say that more than 1,300 people have died — one quarter of them children — and the death toll is expected to rise. READ MORE : WHO - Speed of Yemen cholera outbreak 'unprecedented'

The report said children account for half of the registered cases to date, and about a quarter of the recorded fatalities.
The number of the cholera outbreak cases in Yemen passes 200,000, with over 1,300 deaths so far. There are an estimated 5,000 new cases every day.