Census enumerator collapses and dies

A census enumerator believed to have been suffering from high blood pressure collapsed and died on Wednesday while collecting census data in Kuwadzana 5, Harare. The woman’s name was being withheld until her next of kin have been informed.

Harare provincial census co-ordinator Mrs Elizabeth Banda Karinda confirmed the incident. She said the woman’s husband was on his way to the suburb with medication, but could not make it on time.

On Monday, another census enumerator was bitten by a dog at a house in Kuwadzana while collecting the national census data. The enumerator sustained a cut on her leg.

She was taken to hospital where she was treated and discharged. The national census started on the 18th of this month and ends on the 27th.