The deathtoll from the latest cholera outbreak has risen to 32 as the Free State health department confirmed the death of a second person on Thursday.
According to the department, the woman lived in Parys.
“This is a 42-year-old woman who was admitted to Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad. The patient is confirmed to have died and laboratory tests confirmed the death is attributable to cholera,” it said. “The department urges 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.”
Health MEC Mathabo Leeto sent condolences to the woman's family as officials visited them. The department also urged residents to wash their hands and boil water before they drink it.
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