EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES—October 8, 2014

EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES—October 8, 2014

DISCHARGED CASES

Total Survived and Released Patients = 538

NEW CASES

New Confirmed cases = 93 out of 209 samples tested, as follows:

Kailahun = 1, Kenema = 0, Kono = 1

Bombali = 25, Kambia = 1, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko =2, Tonkolili = 14

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

Western Area = 47

CUMULATIVE CASES

Cumulative confirmed cases = 2,596 as follows:

Kailahun = 533, Kenema = 431, Kono =26

Bombali = 333, Kambia = 22, Koinadugu =0, Port Loko = 350, Tonkolili = 114

Bo = 118, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 69, Pujehun = 24

Western Area = 575

CUMULATIVE DEATHS

Total cumulative confirmed death is 708

Probable cases = 37
Probable deaths = 142
Suspected cases = 315
Suspected deaths = 35

IMPORTANT NOTE!

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

165 Cuban Medical Brigade comprising 63 doctors and 102 nurses was this morning formally received by the Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr Abu Bakar Fofana in a ceremony held at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Also at the Ceremony were the Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation 1, Mr Foday Sawi, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Brima Kargbo; the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, Mrs Ebun Strasser-King and the Publicity and Outreach Coordinator in the Office of the Government Spokesman, Mr Abdulai Bayraytay from the Government of Sierra Leone and the Ambassadors of China, Cuba and Ghana from the Diplomatic Community. The Ambassador and leaders of the medical brigade paid a courtesy call on the President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House after the ceremony. The Cuban medical personnel will be deployed at the Western Area and Port Loko district, according to the Chief Medical Officer

IMPORTANT NOTE

Ebola Emergency Account Details:

Account Number (Leones): 003001118285030109

Account Number (USD): 003001014138030145

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.