National Emergency Operations Centre (NERC) PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---October 24, 2014

 Ø  DISCHARGED CASES

·  Total Survived and Released Patients  =  713 (No new discharge figures reported today)

Ø  NEW CASES

·  New Confirmed cases  = 60 as follows:

  Kailahun = 1, Kenema = 0, Kono = 4

  Bombali = 0, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 6, Tonkolili = 1

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

  Western Area Urban = 27, Western Area Rural = 21

Ø  CUMULATIVE CASES

·  Cumulative confirmed cases = 3,451 as follows:

      Kailahun = 551, Kenema = 474, Kono =38

           Bombali = 470, Kambia = 30, Koinadugu = 5, Port Loko = 486, Tonkolili = 166

           Bo = 164, Bonthe = 2, Moyamba = 86, Pujehun = 26

          Western Area Urban = 536, Western Area Rural = 417

  

Ø  CUMULATIVE DEATHS

·  Total cumulative confirmed death is 1012

·         Probable cases = 37

·         Probable deaths = 164

·         Suspected cases = 477

·         Suspected deaths = 123 

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

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