The department said that over 50 people presenting with the disease or gastrointestinal infection have been treated for this infection in Hammanskraal since Monday.
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that six people have died at Jubilee Hospital, following an outbreak of Diarrhoeal disease.
The department said in a statement released on Saturday that over 50 people presenting with the disease or gastrointestinal infection have been treated for this infection in Hammanskraal since Monday.It spreads through direct contact with affected persons, contaminated food, and water. “Between 15 – 19 May 2023, 52 patients from Kanana presented at the hospital with watery diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea or vomiting. The provincial and district outbreak response teams have been dispatched to jubilee hospital and the affected areas to further investigate the source of the gastrointestinal infection,” said spokesperson Motalatale Modiba.
The department has urged the public to practise proper hand hygiene to prevent the spread of this infection."People that are healthy normally recover without any complications, however, for infants, older adults and people with compromised immune systems, the infection can be fatal."
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