Baby among 14 down with cholera in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: A cholera outbreak has stricken 14 people, including a one-year-old baby, in four Sabah districts, believed to be due to the contamination of water and food with the reopening of almost all sectors from the Covid-19 pandemic.

State Health Department director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi (pic) said between May 29 and June 25,10 cases were reported in Kota Kinabalu, two in Putatan and one each in Tuaran and Semporna.

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