Cholera: Death toll rises to 31, with 166 confirmed cases in Gauteng, Free State | The Citizen

Spokesperson for the Department of Health Foster Mohale said they have setup a well equipped temporary field health facility , in the epicenter – Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

“With regards to positive cases, the country has recorded a total cumulative number of 166 laboratory-confirmed cases and 202 suspected cases of cholera in five provinces, between 1 February and 06 June 2023,” Mohale said.

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