Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Ministry of Health and Sanitation PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---October 17, 2014

Ø  DISCHARGED CASES

·  Total Survived and Released Patients  =  627

Ø  NEW CASES

·  New Confirmed cases  = 55 as follows:

  Kailahun = 4, Kenema = 0, Kono = 0

  Bombali = 32, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 2, Tonkolili = 0

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

  Western Area = 17

Ø  CUMULATIVE CASES

·  Cumulative confirmed cases = 3,060 as follows:

      Kailahun = 541, Kenema = 459, Kono =34

           Bombali = 435, Kambia = 25, Koinadugu =2, Port Loko = 427, Tonkolili = 138

           Bo = 143, Bonthe = 2, Moyamba = 80, Pujehun = 24

          Western Area = 750

Ø  CUMULATIVE DEATHS

·  Total cumulative confirmed death is 947

·         Probable cases = 37

·         Probable deaths = 164

·         Suspected cases = 413

·         Suspected deaths = 109

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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