A cholera epidemic has killed at least ten people in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populated province, according to health officials.
According to estimates, at least 95 people have attended hospitals in Hammanskraal, a suburb north of Pretoria, with cholera symptoms since last Monday.
The Gauteng health department verified at least 19 cholera cases on Sunday, according to a statement obtained by the BBC.
It went on to say that 37 persons were admitted in serious condition.
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The victims included a three-year-old child and nine adults.
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, the provincial head for health, has urged the public to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand hygiene.
The city of Tshwane is warning residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas not to drink water from their taps, adding that water tankers were being supplied.
