Ebola cases in Kampala rise to 14
Ebola cases in Kampala have risen to 14 in the last 48 hours. According to the health minister Dr. Ruth Aceng, this is after nine people were confirmed positive for the viral disease.
Aceng says the nine cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on at Mulago Hospital.
She says seven of the new cases are family members from Masanafu and a health worker who managed them in a private clinic together with his wife from Seguku.
The minister is now appealing to Ugandans to remain vigilant and cooperate with the government and report themselves if they have had contact or know of a person who has had Ebola contact.
As of October 22, Uganda has at least 75 confirmed Ebola cases with 28 confirmed deaths since the outbreak was announced in September this year.
Figures from the ministry show that Mulago isolation facility had 60 individuals who had tested positive for Ebola.
