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Tshwane is the epicentre of cholera outbreak, says Phaahla

PRETORIA - Health Minister Joe Phaahla says Tshwane is considered the current epicentre of the cholera outbreak.

Phaahla says the first cholera patient is a 56-year-old man from Musina who started complaining abdominal pains 5 days after arriving in Hammanskraal.

Meanwhile, Phaahla says tests on four water sources in the Free State were deemed non-compliant.

READ: Authorities struggle to identify source of cholera outbreak

Phaahla says this was due to the fact that the water contained too much chlorine.

Authorities are still trying to locate the source of a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 25-people so far. 

Watch the video above for more details.

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