At least 19 people have died of cholera in various areas in Ngauru County in South Sudan’s Kapoeta State two weeks ago, a local official said.

Ngauru County Commissioner Adil Naroi told radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that cholera infection has been reported in different areas in the county. He confirmed that at least 19 people have been reported killed by cholera in the county, especially at gold mines.

The local official pointed out that 12 patients have been isolated.

He explained that the World Health Organizations (WHO) has arrived in the area in order to contain the situation.