Trouble:Ministry of health confirms more Nine Ebola cases in Kampala, bringing the total to 14.

 

Ebola cases are shooting up with the latest  information from the ministry of health Uganda. 

As per today, minister of Health Dr Ruth Aceng confirmed that Mulago has 14 Ebola confirmed Cases. 

"Yesterday 23rd Oct 2022, nine (9) individuals were confirmed positive for Ebola in Greater Kampala region bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last 48 hours" Said Dr Ruth Aceng. 

She further noted that the 9 cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda  district and passed on in Mulago Hospital.

The 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak is an ongoing outbreak of the Sudan  Ebola  Virus, which Causes Ebola, in the western Region and central Region of Uganda. It is Uganda's fifth Outbreak with Sudan Ebola virus and a total of 63 reported cases and 30 deaths recorded as of October 20th 2022.