JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has recorded the first cholera death following the recent outbreak as the number of confirmed cases has risen to five, the Department of Health said Thursday.
The fifth case was a 24-year-old male living in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, who had no travel history and was brought to the hospital after presenting with severe watery diarrhea. "Sadly, he passed away a few days after his test findings confirmed that he was positive," the department said.
