A bit of a jump in new cases.
Monday 1 July 2019
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 30, 2019 :
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,338, of which 2,244 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,571 deaths (1,477 confirmed and 94 probable) and 653 people healed.
360 suspected cases under investigation;
13 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni, 2 in Lubero, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Ariwara, 1 in Alimbongo, 1 in Biena, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta;
1 new health zone affected: Ariwara (Ituri).
This is the mother of the 5 children confirmed cases classified in the health zone of Beni in the bulletin of June 29, 2019. After the death of 2 of her children in Beni on June 18 and 22, 2019, the mother had left clandestinely Beni June 26 to avoid the response teams. She fled to her sister's home in the Ariwara Health Zone where the alert was launched. To date, 177 family contacts have been listed in Ariwara and 40 contacts have already been vaccinated.
8 new confirmed cases deaths:
3 community deaths, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Alimbongo, and 1 in Vuhovi;
5 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa;