MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---September 16, 2014 DISCHARGED CASES • Total Survived and Released Patients = 329 NEW CASES • New Confirmed cases = 29, as follows: Kailahun = 1, Kenema = 1, Kono = 0 Bombali = 0, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko =12, Tonkolili = 0 Bo = 0, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 0, Pujehun = 0 Western Area Urban = 13, Western Area Rural = 2 CUMULATIVE CASES • Cumulative confirmed cases = 1,532, as follows: Kailahun = 519, Kenema = 409, Kono =15 Bombali =113, Kambia =3, Koinadugu =0, Port Loko =155, Tonkolili = 32 Bo = 76, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 17, Pujehun = 10 Western Urban = 127, Western Rural = 55 CUMULATIVE DEATHS • Total cumulative confirmed death is 474, as follows: Kailahun = 196, Kenema = 225, Kono = 2 Bombali = 6, Kambia = 1, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 16, Tonkolili = 2 Bo = 16, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 6, Pujehun = 1 Western Area Urban = 3, Western Area Rural = 2 • Probable cases = 37 • Probable deaths = 37 • Suspected cases = 124 • Suspected deaths = 11 IMPORTANT NOTE! Koinadugu still remains the only district that has not registered confirmed cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone IMPORTANT NOTE: The Red Cross Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenema is now functional and has started admitting Ebola Confirmed Cases IMPORTANT NOTE Ebola Emergency Account Details: Account Number (Leones): 003001118285030109 Account Number (USD): 003001014138030145 The Ebola Emergency Account is audited by Chartered Accountants from the KPMG Accounting and Auditing Firm at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) 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. ISSUED BY: The Ebola Viral Situation Report, Ministry of Health and Sanitation For more information, please contact: District level: District Health Management Team National level: Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control, E.mail: dpcsurveillance@gmail Website: health.gov.sl Mobile: 117 (Toll free)
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:44:05 +0000
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