EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES FOR TODAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

DISCHARGED CASES

Total Survived and Released Patients = 259

NEW CASES

New Confirmed cases = 28, as follows:

Kailahun = 14, Kenema = 2, Kono = 4

Bombali = 0, Kambia = 0 Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 1, Tonkolili = 2

Bo = 0, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 0, Pujehun = 1

Western Area Urban = 3, Western Area Rural = 1

CUMULATIVE CASES

Cumulative confirmed deaths = 404

Cumulative confirmed cases = 1,179, as follows:

Kailahun = 494, Kenema = 371, Kono =8

Bombali =44, Kambia =1, Koinadugu =0, Port Loko =76, Tonkolili = 19

Bo = 52, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 9, Pujehun = 8

Western Urban = 62, Western Rural = 34

Probable cases = 37
Probable deaths = 37
Suspected cases = 81
Suspected deaths = 11

IMPORTANT NOTE!

Koinadugu still remains the only district that has not registered confirmed cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone

IMPORTANT NOTE

Mr. Syl Renner, a Sierra Leonean living in the United States of America has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation as his contribution towards the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease. The PPE, which was delivered to the ministry through DHL, was received by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Brima Kargbo

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Presidential Taskforce on Communications for Ebola Response wishes the general public and members of the press to know that it will begin hosting daily press briefings to inform the press and the public regularly on efforts the government is making to end the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in the country. The press briefing will be held at the SLAJ headquarters on Campbell Street at 2:00 PM Mondays to Thursdays and at 3:00 PM on Fridays. The maiden press briefing will be held on Tuesday September 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM at SLAJ Headquarters

IMPORTANT NOTE

Ebola Emergency Account Details:

Account Number (Leones): 003001118285030109

Account Number (USD): 003001014138030145

The Ebola Emergency Account is audited by Chartered Accountants from the KPMG Accounting and Auditing Firm at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

All Cash Donations are deposited at the Ebola Emergency Account managed by the EOC, and kind donations (Medicines, Equipment, Supplies, etc.) are held at the Government Medical logistics stores, Freetown, by the Ebola Logistics team, for processing, storage and equitable distribution as required throughout the country.