Source: Government of Sierra Leone
Country: Sierra Leone
Main highlights
- For the 16th August 2014, a total of 30new samples were analysed by the Kenema & Kailahun Laboratory: Kenema (7), Kailahun(18)and Western Area (5).Eighteen (18) of these samples are positive from Kenema (4),Kailahun (12) and Western Area (2).Nine (9) of the remaining samples are negative from Kailahun (6) and Western Area (3) while 3 samples arrived late and are recorded as pending Lab. result.(see table 1)
- Six (6) of the previous Lab. pending results are negative from Kenema (3) and Bo (3) The figures recorded for Kailahun is a cumulative for 14,15 & 16 August,2014
- The cumulative number of Laboratory confirmed cases are 775 whiles confirmed death is297with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 38.3%.
- Ninety-three (93) patients are currently admitted at the Kenema & Kailahun Isolation Unit with cumulative discharges of 215
- Data cleaning is on-going, therefore the figures in table 1 will keep on changing as the cleaning continues