Main highlights
For the 28th September 2014, a total of 181 new samples were received and analysed by the CDC Kenema Lab, the South African NICD MLU Lab-Western Area and the Chinese Lab-Jui: Kenema (13), Kambia (2), Koinadugu (1), Bombali (17), Tonkolili (19), Port Loko (62), Pujehun (4), Bo (4) and Western Area (59). Ninety (90) of these samples are positive, 72 are negative while 19 suspected cases have been recommended for a second test base on the symptoms onset.(See table 1)
Two (2) samples (1 positive & 1 negative) are not included in table 1 below because of missing district variable
The cumulative number of Laboratory confirmed cases are 2,090 whiles confirmed death is still 522 with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 25.0%.
