“From March 22 there have been 535 admissions at Vryheid hospital, referred mainly from Bhekuzulu clinic and Mason clinic.”
Esa Alexander
Dhlomo visited Vryheid hospital on Thursday. He was briefed about drastic improvements following a series of interventions to stem the tide of new infections. He said these clinics were serving Bhekuzulu location, Lakeside and Vryheid town. “We are happy to announce that there’s been no single death from this diarrhoea outbreak in this area," he said.
Dhlomo said since the interventions that the department had put in place, such as advising communities on how to prepare safe drinking water, it had been noticing a decreasing number of admissions of patients with abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting.
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