Cholera claims 1,415 in Haiti

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A Haitian child being treated for cholera is placed on a cot at a Samaritan's Purse facility in Cabaret, Haiti, on Tuesday

Pivotal elections will proceed as planned in Haiti despite the cholera outbreak that has now sickened more than 60,000 people and threatens to keep spreading.

The death toll now stands at 1,415, the Ministry of Public Health and Population reported Wednesday, citing data collected as of November 20. More than 25,000 people have been hospitalized.

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