au-Prince, Haiti, Muharram 22, 1432, SPA - More than 2,700 people have died in the 10 weeks since Haiti's cholera outbreak began, and nearly 130,000 have been infected, the Health Ministry said. About 40 people are dying each day from the epidemic, the ministry said Monday night. International health experts estimated that within the next 12 months, up to 400,000 people could contract the bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA."
