Cholera detected in the Free State

FREE STATE – The Free State Department of Health says residents across the province should treat the water as high risk. This follows the province confirming eight cases of cholera and one death, pushing the confirmed death toll in Gauteng and the Free State to 22. With cases on the rise, the department said that all residents should practice proper hand hygiene. The outbreak was first detected in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, last week.