Dept of Health
The Eastern Cape remains one of four provinces that have not reported any cholera outbreaks as the national toll in five affected provinces climbed to 43.
The National Department of Health said it was pleased with the progress made with concerted interventions underway to curb the transmission of the cholera disease and mortality rate which it said had declined significantly in the past few weeks around the country.
"The focus has been on preventing further person-to-person transmission of the disease which has contributed to the detection of laboratory-confirmed infections in most areas, especially where there is no reported cholera outbreak," said Health Minister, Dr Joe Paahla in a statement on Sunday.
He said the country recorded a total cumulative number of 1045 suspected cases of cholera in 15 out of 52 districts across five provinces, of which 197 of them were laboratory-confirmed.
Gauteng Province accounts for most of the cases at 89%, with 176 reported from three districts.
Free State Province accounts for 6%, with 11 cases, North West has recorded 5 cases, Limpopo 4 cases, and one case in Mpumalanga.
The cumulative number of deaths related to the cholera outbreak, both suspected and confirmed, stands at 43 as of Friday, 23 June.
No cases were reported so far in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and KwaZulu Natal.
