The Gauteng Health Department has urged residents to rely on its verified social media platforms for information. This after a social media account urged residents not to drink tap water to avoid contracting cholera.Spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says out of five cases in Gauteng, one patient died recently.
“The province has five confirmed cholera cases. Sadly, the fifth case resulted in the death of a patient who had earlier presented with profuse watery diarrhoea and was admitted at Tambo Memorial Hospital where his results confirmed positive. The first three people who tested positive for cholera have since fully recovered while the fourth person is recovering well at home.”
NB: The information shared by this account is inaccurate. There’s no scientific evidence or official communication that people shouldn’t drink tap water which remains safe for drinking. Continue to practice proper hand hygiene & not to drink water from contaminated sources.