At least 50 people have died since a cholera epidemic broke out in Kapoeta East County in Kapoeta State in April, a local official said.

Kapoeta East County Commissioner Jaafer Lowra told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that the outbreak is still threatening the lives of citizens as it continues to spread across the county, amid shortages in medicines and health facilities.

Lowra further said the health facilities are already running out of medicines despite government efforts to control the spread of the disease.

In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that about 3,500 people have been infected with cholera in six states, out of which 157 succumbed to the illness.