A total of nine cases of chol­era have been confirmed in the Ada West and Ada East districts in the Greater Accra Region, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced.

The cases were confirmed by the GHS in a press statement issued and signed by the Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, in Accra yesterday.

It said the first case was confirmed on October 4, 2024, when one person reported to a health facility in the Ada West District with vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pains cou­ple of days after attending a funeral in Ada East.

Subsequently, the Ada East district, the statement indicated, reported confirmed cases of cholera outbreaks after the first case was confirmed on October 4, 2024. "The Ghana Health Service con­firmed a case of cholera in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region on October 4, 2024. "The person presented to the health facility with vomiting, diar­rhoea, and abdominal pains a couple of days after attending a funeral in Ada East. "Subsequently, Ada East District also reported confirmed cases of cholera," the statement said. "As of October 11, nine cholera cases had been confirmed in both districts (Ada West and Ada East)," the statement added.