Diarrhoea outbreak claims 14 lives

Dr Nesredin Jami Oumer told Mmegi yesterday that by August 14, they had recorded 14 deaths and 914 infections as the outbreak spread countrywide.

Four deaths were reported in the Bobirwa, three in Mahalapye, two in Boteti, two each from Palapye and Gaborone and one from Francistown. These deaths are in addition to the two reported during the first week of August after 530 diarrhoea cases were reported. Oumer said Kgatleng district is the most affected with 105 cases. Other areas with a high number of cases are Mahalapye (81) Gaborone (78), Kweneng East (77), Ngami (75) and South East with 54.