People are being asked to continue to boil water as there are now more than 600 diarrhea cases reported country wide.
The Northern and Western Division numbers have increased while the Central Division numbers remain the same, however in total the high number is now at 602.
Health Ministry PRO Iliesa Tora said 73 more cases were recorded for the past week from the West, bringing the number to 281, with 223 cases for the North an increase of 64 cases, while cases for the Central Division remain the same with 98. He adds the total number of cases for the country now stands at 602.
Tora said there have also been 4 new cases of Leptospirosis recorded in the West bringing the number of cases to 8 for the West and total figures for the country at 14.
He added the number of deaths resulting from Leptospirosis is now four with two more deaths recorded for the North and West.
Diarrhea cases increase to 602
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