Burundi does not declare malaria epidemic despite millions of cases Burundi is facing an outbreak of malaria that has claimed many lives since the beginning of the year. From 1 January to 21 July 2019, "a cumulative total of 5,738,661 cases and 1,801 deaths were reported", according to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Burundi has a population of 11.5 million. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES