Monday 10 November 2014

Ebola cases in Sierra Leone show sharp rise

Official figures show 111 new cases on Sunday, the highest daily rate since August, as UN warns numbers may be much higher


The number of new cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone has jumped dramatically, putting paid to any hopes that the infection rate is slowing.

Official figures released by the minister of health and sanitation show there were 111 new cases registered on Sunday, the highest daily rate since the ministry started publishing figures in August.

There were 45 new cases the day before, including 24 in the capital, Freetown. Laboratory results for patients in Freetown, which include the new British army-built Ebola hospital, showed 40 new cases on Sunday.

No comments:

Post a Comment