EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES—October 9, 2014

 

• DISCHARGED CASES

 

• Total Survived and Released Patients  =  543

 

• NEW CASES

 

• New Confirmed cases  = 8 out of 51 samples tested, as follows:

Kailahun = 0, Kenema = 0, Kono = 3

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

Bo = 1, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 2, Pujehun = 0

Western Area = 2

 

• CUMULATIVE CASES

 

• Cumulative confirmed cases = 2,604 as follows:

Kailahun = 533, Kenema = 431, Kono =29

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

Bo = 119, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 72, Pujehun = 24

 

Western Area = 577

 

 

• CUMULATIVE DEATHS

 

• Total cumulative confirmed death is 713

 

• Probable cases = 37
• Probable deaths = 142
• Suspected cases = 320
• Suspected deaths = 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE!

 

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

 

The Low result reported today is encouraging and it our hope that it will continue in that manner. It is however, no indication that the situation is stabilized, which means everyone should continue to follow the precautionary measures advised by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and its partners to stop the spread of the disease.

 

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.

 

• Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report

 

• ISSUED BY:
• The Ministry of Health and Sanitation

  

v   For more information, please contact:

 

District level:    District Health Management Team

National level:  Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control,

                          E.mail: dpcsurveillance@gmail.com

                          Website: www.health.gov.sl

                          Mobile: 117 (Toll free)

 

                     

 

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