Cholera update: 165 patients hospitalised due to cholera in Hammanskraal

The Gauteng department of health confirmed 17 deaths to cholera in Hammanskraal.

“To date, at least 17 people have passed on from the cholera outbreak.

“The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera is standing at 29,” said departmental spokesperson Motalatale Modiba.

Modiba said Jubilee hospital treated 165 cholera patients.

This number includes 18 patients who have been transferred to other health facilities in Tshwane.

“Currently 67 patients are admitted due to the gastrointestinal infection,” he told Rekord.

He urged people to ensure proper hand-hygiene.

“The public must thoroughly wash their hands with water and soap or alcohol-based sanitiser before handling food and after using the toilet.”

Modiba advised the public to report to a health facility as soon as they feel sick.

“We call on the public to report to their nearest health facilities when they present with diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

Despite water tests returning negative, Tshwane still encouraged people to refrain from drinking tap water.

“The public is advised to avoid consuming known or suspected contaminated food and water.

“The tests might have come back negative but that does not mean the water from taps is safe to drink,” said Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink.

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