Highlights
Situation Overview
The cumulative number of laboratory confirmed cases is 775 (105 new cases since last week). The number of confirmed deaths is 297 with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 38.3% (17 August 2014).
Of the Ebola confirmed cases 22% are children (0-17 years).
One Hundred and twenty one (121) patients are currently admitted at the Kenema and Kailahun Isolation Units with cumulative discharges of 215 (survivors).
The total number of contacts currently being followed is 2323: Kailahun (362), Kenema (579), Port Loko (488), Bo (189), Bombali (156), Moyamba (79), Tonkolili (8), Pujehun (46), Kambia (13), Western Area Urban (394) and Western Area rural (36). A cumulative of 2021 have completed 21 days and are dropped off from follow-up