Cholera outbreak: Parys woman dies
PARYS .- The Free State Department of Health has confirmed that a second person has died after being diagnosed with cholera in the province.
According to the department the patient stayed at Parys in the Free State.
The department’s spokesperson, Mondli Mvambi said the 42-year-old female got admitted at Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad and unfortunately died.
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“The patient is confirmed to have died and thereafter laboratory tests confirmed that the death is attributable to Cholera.”
The Free State MEC for Health, Mathabo Leeto sent her condolences to the family and officials of the department visited the family on Thursday, June 8 to break the news.
“The Department would like to take this opportunity to urge the public to believe information about causes of death that are confirmed by laboratory tests and not opinions that are not scientifically supported by facts.”
This brings up the number of people who have died as a result of cholera-related illnesses in South Africa to 32.
The Department of Health continues to make a clarion call for all people to continue washing their hands and boiling water before they can consume it.
“If anyone experiences any slight symptoms of Diarrhoea they must please go to our health facilities to get help as a matter of urgency.”
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