By Own Correspondent| At least four suspected cases of cholera have been reported in Midlands, a province which is home to President elect Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The four cases, all linked to Harare were reported in Gokwe North.

Midlands Provincial Medical Director Dr Simon Nyadundu confirmed the four suspected cases of cholera and said the ministry had however attended to them.

He said:

“We have four cases of cholera that have been reported in Gokwe.

There was one at Nembudziya and three at Gumunyu. All these cases are linked to Harare. These people travelled to Harare and it is suspected that they contracted cholera there.

The province has those four cases only, but since Midlands is at the centre of the country geographically, there is high risk of the disease spreading to the province, so we are on high alert.

We want to urge people experiencing diarrhoea or suffering from any abdominal disorder to seek medical treatment quickly.”

Dr Nyadundu said the Ministry of Health and Child Care had already set a cholera treatment camp in Gokwe North as part of its rapid response.

He said the ministry had also managed to contain typhoid in Gweru, after eight people died from the disease recently.

“We are happy to announce that the number of typhoid cases has significantly gone down,” said Dr Nyadundu.

So far, cholera has claimed at least 16 lives while over 450 others are being treated at Glen View poly clinic and Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospital after presenting themselves with cholera symptoms.- State Media