Cholera cases have persisted in Sinazongwe district in Southern province since the disease break out last month.
Sinazongwe District Public Health officer Elias Chilwana disclosed in an interview that the number of cumulative cases has reached 30 and one person has since died.
Mr. Chilwana said the cases were being treated at Sinazeze clinic as most people that were being affected were coming within the same area.
However, Mr Chilwana stated that most cholera cases were from Nkandabwe Collum Coal Mine’s (CCM) shaft two because of the poor environmental hygiene within the mining area.
He said he had since written to the CCM management to improve hygiene conditions at the mine but that the company had failed to comply with the one week period given to them to address the issues.
The District Public Health Officer noted that the scenario at the mine was disturbing because the company has contributed to the spread of Cholera cases as result of supplying untreated water and their sanitary facilities were of poorly designed.
In January more than 139 people were affected by cholera in Sinazongwe district resulting in the closure of several Schools as some were turned into Cholera centers.
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