There was an update on the interventions to stem the spread of diarrhoea and cholera in Vredefort and Parys, as well as nearby areas of Fezile Dabi and the entire Free State.
Tshwane said it was providing drinkable water through 52 water tankers to informal settlements three times a week, and 40 water trucks to formal areas daily.
The provincial spokesperson for the Department of Health, Mondli Mvambi, said the six people were successfully treated at the Parys Hospital and the Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad. The.
Water quality in the Free State is under scrutiny after at least six cholera cases were confirmed in the province, with around 70 other people having diarrhoeal infections.