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115 new cases of cholera reported
SAPA
2000-10-13

A further 115 cases of cholera were reported in KwaZulu-Natal by midday on 11/10 and a total of 22 deaths recorded since the outbreak of the disease.

A further 115 cases of cholera were reported in KwaZulu-Natal by midday on 11/10 and a total of 22 deaths recorded since the outbreak of the disease.

Provincial health spokesman Roz Jordan said 62 of the cases were reported in Eshowe and 53 in Ngwelezane, pushing the number of cases reported since the out-break in mid August to 2039. 

All cases of diarrhoea in the province were being investigated and monitored for surveillance purposes, she said.

Meanwhile, in addition to the involvement of Departments of Provincial and Local Government, Defence and Safety and Security, Cabinet on 11/10  approved further investigations by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry into short and longer-term measures for the supply of safe water to the affected areas. 
(Source: SAPA, 11/10/00) 

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