The Death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 6, 070 out of 17,145 cases as of November 30, 2014 and the virus continues to spread intensely across Sierra Leone , the World Health Organisation said recently. Sierra Leone cases in the week to November 30, 2014 aginst 385 the previous week, the WHO said in its latest update as reported by Reuters. 

 

"Transmission remains persistent and intense across the country with the exception of the south, "it said, adding that the capital Freetown accounted for 202 of the 537 latest cases. 

 

 "In western areas of Sierra Leone such as Freetown and Port Loko, treatment and isolation capacity continues to be stretched by a large volume of new patients, It said. 

 

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone account for all but 15 of the deats in the world's worst Ebola outbreak. Sierra Leone has recorded 1455 out of 2,039 new cases in the three countries in the last 21 days, corresponding to the virus incubation period.

 

 "At a national level, there is now sufficient bed capacity in Ebola Virus Disease treatment facilities to treat abd isolate all reported EVS cases in each of the three countries, although tge uneven distribution of beds and cases means there are serious shortfalls in come areas," the WHO said.

BY PUNCH