 The number of cases reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs escalated from 30 on 1 September 2008 to 15,572 by 10 December.According to the Red Cross, around 46% of reported deaths occur en route to clinics and hospitals.The head of the British Department for International Development in Harare said that "there are probably twice as many people with cholera as turn up for treatment".