Main highlights
For the 4th October 2014, a total of 159 new samples were received and analysed by the CDC Kenema Lab, the South African NICD MLU Lab-Western Area and the Chi nese Lab-Jui: Kailahun (2), Kenema (3), Kambia (1), Bombali (60), Tonkolili (6),Port Loko (12), Pujehun (1),Bo (11), Moyamba (8) and Western Area (55). Eighty-one (81) of these samples are positive, 56 are negative while 22 susp ected cases have been recommended for a second test base on the symptoms onset.
Twenty-five samples (11 positive & 14 negative) are not included in table 1 below because of missing d district variable
Two suspected cases (1 positive from W/Area Urban & 1 negative from Bombali) that were recommended for a retest have been finally analysed
Ninety-one (53 positives & 38 negatives) pending Lab results from the Chinese Lab-Jui for the 30/09/14 to 3/10/14 have included as cumulative figures
The cumulative number of Laboratory confirmed cases are 2,411 whiles confirmed death is 673 with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 28.1%.
The increase in the death cases is as a result of the going on data cleaning