Residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas are on high alert as a cholera outbreak continues to wreak havoc.
from the outbreak in the area, with 48 laboratory-confirmed cases of the illness at Jubilee District Hospital.
By Saturday evening, 77 patients were admitted for the disease. 229 patients had been treated for symptoms at the hospital, including 23 patients who have been transferred to other health facilities in Tshwane. Jubilee District Hospital has opened an additional 35-bed ward to accommodate the growing number of cholera patients.“It is worth noting that 29 patients have since recovered and were discharged,” said the department's spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba.her grandmother and aunt had died on the same day.
A few days later, her father's condition deteriorated as they waited in a hospital queue for six hours. He died soon after being admitted. “This feels like a nightmare. I wish someone could wake me and this was just a bad dream. I can't believe what has just happened, it's hard to accept,” she said. A tanker seen delivering water to residents of Chris Hani section in Hammanskraal.
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