In epidemiological week 28, one new confirmed case and no deaths from toxigenic respiratory diphtheria were reported in the Western Cape province. This year,
South Africa has recorded 43 cases (38 confirmed, 5 probable) and 8 deaths. Since January 2024, the cumulative total is 182 cases (175 confirmed, 7 probable) and 26 deaths across five provinces: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Western Cape. Of the total cases, 69 were asymptomatic carriers and 175 were confirmed cases of cutaneous diphtheria.
