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“Gauteng accounts for most of the cases at 89% with 176 reported from three districts. Free State accounts for 6% with 11 of the cases, reported from Fezile Dabi District.
“North West has recorded five cases, Limpopo four cases and one case in Mpumalanga,” Health Department spokesperson, Foster Mohale, said in a statement. Mohale said the focus has been on preventing further person-to-person transmission of the disease where there was no reported cholera outbreak.“The department appeals to the general public to maintain strict compliance with personal hygiene, especially with food preparations, social gatherings and funeral services.”The cholera deaths in Gauteng, the Free State and Mpumalanga are symptomatic of a widespread collapse of water and sanitation infrastructure.
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