Main highlights
- For the 12th October 2014, a total of 125 new samples were received and analysed by the CDC Lab-Bo, the South African NICD MLU Lab-Lakka, the Canadian Lab-Kailahun & the Chinese Lab- Jui: Kailahun(3),Kenema (23),Kambia (1),Koinadugu (1),Bombali (41),Port Loko (8),Moyamba (3) and Western Area (45).Fifty-seven(57) of these samples are positive, 60 are negative whilst 8 suspected cases have been recommended for a second test base on their symptoms onset.(See table 1)
- The cumulative number of Laboratory confirmed cases are 2,849 whiles confirmed deaths is 926 with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 32.5%
- The increase in deaths is as a result of the ongoing data cleaning/outcome data received from Case Management Centres (CMCs) but the outcomes still remains a problem
- Records with missing key variables are not included in table 1 below