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A three-year-old is among the people who have died after being admitted to hospital with diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting

A number of people who had the same symptoms were admitted at Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal. A Cholera outbreak has been confirmed.

Just hours before her grandmother died after suffering severe diarrhoea, Kamogelo Stock had presented similar symptoms to the 75-year-old but had no idea what was wrong with her.

On Monday, the Gauteng health department announced that 12 people had died of cholera in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

Since last Monday, the department said 95 patients had been seen at the hospital, with 37 admitted and 10 people deceased.

According to the department, lab results of stool specimens from 19 people who presented at Jubilee District Hospital with symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach cramps, and nausea confirmed that it was cholera.

Cilliers was due to visit the Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal early today after health officials in the province confirmed yesterday that samples from affected patients had picked up the presence of cholera.

The Gauteng Health Department said 37 people were admitted to the Jubilee District Hospital with cholera symptoms

Nkomo-Ralehoko said that following the sampling of 19 specimens from people who presented with symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach cramps, and nausea, they could confirm that there was an outbreak of cholera in the area.

Currently, 37 people have been admitted at the hospital with cholera symptoms