National Ebola Response Center (NERC) PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---October 21, 2014

Ø  DISCHARGED CASES

 ·  Total Survived and Released Patients  =  656

 Ø  NEW CASES

 ·  New Confirmed cases  = 72 as follows:

  Kailahun = 4, Kenema = 4, Kono = 0

  Bombali = 25, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 3, Port Loko = 16, Tonkolili = 7

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

  Western Area Urban = 4, Western Area Rural = 7

 Ø  CUMULATIVE CASES

 ·  Cumulative confirmed cases = 3,297 as follows:

      Kailahun = 549, Kenema = 471, Kono =34

           Bombali = 466, Kambia = 26, Koinadugu = 5, Port Loko = 460, Tonkolili = 157

           Bo = 154, Bonthe = 2, Moyamba = 86, Pujehun = 25

           Western Area Urban = 496, Western Area Rural = 366

 Ø  CUMULATIVE DEATHS

 ·  Total cumulative confirmed death is 997

 ·         Probable cases = 37

·         Probable deaths = 164

·         Suspected cases = 454

·         Suspected deaths = 109

  IMPORTANT NOTE

The newly approved District and Regional Coordinators by His Excellency the President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma of the now National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) were today, briefed in an orientation at the Barmoi Hotel on their roles and responsibilities. The orientation ceremony was attended by the Chief Executive Officer of NERC, Rtd. Major Alfred Paola Conteh, the National Operations Coordinator; Mr Steven Gaojia, the Ebola Crisis Manager for the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) in Sierra Leone; Mr Amadu Kamara, the WHO, DFID,CDC among other key partners and officials from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation led by the Minister, Dr Abu Bakar Fofanah

The NERC leadership also received 20 ambulances and 10 burial vehicles at the Military headquarters at Cockerill, which are the first consignment of 74 vehicles to be procured by the World Food Programme (WFP) on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone with funds provided by the World Bank in a tune of about 3.5 million United States dollars. 44 additional vehicles are expected in Sierra Leone within two to three weeks, according to the WFP.

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.

Ø  Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report

Ø  ISSUED BY:

Ø  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)