National Ebola Response Centre PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---October 31, 2014

 Ø  DISCHARGED CASES

Total Survived and Released Patients  =  811

Ø  NEW CASES

 New Confirmed cases  = 50 as follows:

  Kailahun = 0, Kenema = 3, Kono = 0

  Bombali = 8, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 2, Tonkolili = 9

  Bo = 3, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 0, Pujehun = 0

  Western Area Urban = 13, Western Area Rural = 12

 Ø  CUMULATIVE CASES

 Cumulative confirmed cases = 3,843 as follows:

      Kailahun = 551, Kenema = 488, Kono =39

      Bombali = 555, Kambia = 38, Koinadugu = 15, Port Loko = 535, Tonkolili  =     208

            Bo = 180, Bonthe = 2, Moyamba = 96, Pujehun = 28

           Western Area Urban = 615, Western Area Rural = 493

 Ø  CUMULATIVE DEATHS

 Total cumulative confirmed death is 1064

 ·         Probable cases = 79

·         Probable deaths = 208

·         Suspected cases = 567

·         Suspected deaths = 157

 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 NERC, 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)

National Ebola Response Centre (NERC)