Cholera claims 10 lives in South Africa

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An outbreak of cholera has k!lled at least 10 people in South Africa’s most populous province of Gauteng, health authorities have said.

At least 95 people have since last Monday visited hospitals showing cholera symptoms in Hammanskraal, an area north of the capital, Pretoria.

Lab tests on Sunday confirmed at least 19 were cases of cholera, the Gauteng health department said in a statement.

It added that 37 people were admitted in critical condition.

The victims included a three-year-old child and nine adults.

Source:BBC

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Robert Ngwira
Attended Our Future Private Secondary School in Rumphi from 2006-2009 Holder of Diploma in Journalism from Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) Hobbies, reading newspapers, going out with friends, listening to radio and watching football. Email: info@faceofmalawi.com

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