Staff Reporter.
Two people died and several others were admitted to hospital allegedly after eating food at a funeral on the West Rand.
The Gauteng Department of Health said it is working with the West Rand District Health Services to investigate the cause of the food poisoning cluster outbreak.
The poisoning is suspected to have occurred at the funeral of an elderly woman, on Kadima Street, Kagiso, on Saturday, 13 November.
“Food was served around 11am, and reports of sudden vomiting and diarrhoea began at around 4pm on the same day. On Sunday evening, there were rumours of eight cases of people with symptoms and one death,”Gauteng Health Department spokesperson Kwara Kekana said on Thursday.
Kekana said there are 29 verified cases in public and private health facilities after the outbreak.
The department said the cause of death is still to be confirmed.
“Water and food samples have also been collected and the District Health Services is awaiting results,”said Kekana.