Three people died and over 100 were admitted at various health units in Nebbi district following an outbreak of cholera in Dei, Panyimur sub-county, Padyere county.

The district director of health services, Dr. Sam Orach Orochi, said cholera broke out around June 28 in Dei landing site, Panyimur on Lake Albert and 46 cases were reported.

Orach told a special emergency district disaster task force committee meeting recently that cholera had spread rapidly to areas of Nyapea, Akworo, Congo, Panyigoro and Parombo.

He said the admission rate of patients was high in Panyimur with 89 cases followed by Parombo and Panyigoro with seven cases each.

Orach said Nyapea, Akworo and Congo had two cases each totalling to 109 cases in the district.

He said 69.5% of the cases were below 20 years of age, 46.8% below 10 years of age and 51.6% were male.

Orach said the weekly district disaster management committee chaired by the Resident District Commissioner, Peter W'oceng, resolved that Dei and Singla markets in Panyimur be temporarily closed to curb the rapid spread of the disease.

"The information about the cholera outbreak reached the district after one week and we immediately sent a team of medical workers to control the situation. We have given them enough drugs to fight the disease," he said.

Orach said two to three cases were being reported per day.