The rapid spread of the cholera outbreak in the Central Region has claimed 14 lives in the space of three months. 

The first case of the infectious disease was recorded in October 2024.

Following the detection of the disease, one hundred and eighty (180) cases have so far been confirmed, out of 1,929 suspected cases recorded in the region.

Currently, 28 others are receiving treatment at various health facilities in the region.

This was revealed by the Disease Surveillance Officer at the Regional Health Directorate, Enoch Koomson, during a presentation at a stakeholder meeting in Cape Coast on January 28, 2025.

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According to the Health Directorate, 20 districts out of the 22 in the region have recorded cases of cholera.

Mr. Koomson further disclosed that more than 4,000 contact tracings have been done by health officials and monitored, with 17 cases picked up for treatment.

He added that the Upper Denkyira East and the Assin South districts remain the only two districts in the Central Region that have not recorded any cases.

The presentation also highlighted that the Awutu Senya Municipality led in cases, with 565 suspected cases recorded, followed by Agona West, with 283, while Effutu followed with 259 suspected cases.

Upper Denkyira West, he said, had recorded only one case, which he even described as “imported” from the Western Region.

Mr. Koomson also stressed the need to improve hygiene to ensure reduced cases and to break transmission.

Amidst the ongoing spread of cholera in the region, residents are severely facing water crisis issues that can potentially increase the rate of the disease in the affected areas.

Meanwhile, health officials in the municipality have cautioned that if immediate action is not taken to address the situation, hundreds of residents could be at risk of contracting cholera and other infectious water-related diseases.

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