CHOLERA DEATH TOLL IN BUDAKA DISTRICT HAS RISEN

CHOLERA DEATH TOLL IN BUDAKA DISTRICT HAS RISEN
CHOLERA DEATH TOLL IN BUDAKA DISTRICT HAS RISEN
By Robert Ssegawa

The cholera death toll in Budaka district has risen to six after two more people succumbed to the disease yesterday.

The district healthy officer Sam Ojega identifies one of the latest victims as Florence Kityayi and her new born baby.

Ojega says the body of deceased was buried at Nabweyo village under tight supervision by the healthy workers and relatives were not allowed to come close to the caskets.

Budaka district was hit by cholera epidemic on June 2nd and so far dozens of suspected cases are admitted at Nansanga healthy center.


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