• Login
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Time of Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
Home Pakistan

Death toll in Ebola Outbreak Rises to 7588: WHO

ToP by ToP
December 26, 2014
in Pakistan
0
Ebola outbreak rises
0
SHARES
3
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The global death toll from Ebola has risen to 7,588 out of 19,497 confirmed cases recorded in the year-old epidemic raging in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

[contentblock id=1 img=adsense.png]

Ebola outbreak rises

The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in the north and west, with 315 new confirmed cases reported in the former British colony in the week to December 21, it said. These included 115 cases in the capital Freetown. “The neighbouring district of Port Loko experienced a surge in new cases, reporting 92 confirmed cases compared with 56 the previous week,” the WHO said. 

[contentblock id=2 img=gcb.png]

In Sierra Leone, information about how to prevent and treat Ebola was provided to more than 5,000 households between 10 and 17 December as part of a major awareness campaign, it said. In Guinea, 156 confirmed cases were recorded during the same period, “the highest weekly case incidence reported by the country in this outbreak”, the WHO said.

“This largely due to a surge in cases in the south-eastern district of Kissidougou, which reported 58 confirmed cases – one-third of cases reported in the country in the past week.” Noting the district had previously reported no more than five cases per week, it said the surge showed the need for continuing vigilance even where the virus was not widespread. In Liberia, where case incidence has been declining for the past month, 21 cases were reported in the week to December 21. Montserrado county, including the capital Monrovia, still has the highest rates of the disease nationwide, while along the Côte d’Ivoire border to the east, Nimba county reported 3 confirmed cases, its first in 9 weeks, the WHO said.

Five additional countries – Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Spain and the United States – have had imported cases and are included in the global toll. The Ebola crisis, which claimed its first victim in Guinea exactly a year ago, is likely to last until the end of 2015, according to Peter Piot, a scientist who helped to discover the virus in 1976. 

[contentblock id=3 img=adsense.png]

Medical detective work will be the next phase in the fight against Ebola. The United Nations will deploy hundreds of health workers to identify chains of infection as the virus passes from person to person, WHO director-general Margaret Chan said in Accra, Ghana earlier on Wednesday. -Reuters

Tags: ebola factshealth newslatest news
Previous Post

PM Mulls Fast Track Implementation of 20-Point NAP Today

Next Post

Seven Killed in Plane Crash in Colombia

ToP

ToP

Related Posts

11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
Sports

11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers

by Jameel Ahmad
April 9, 2025
Imran Khan
Pakistan

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case

by Jameel Ahmad
January 17, 2025
shaza fatima khawaja
Pakistan

World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

by Jameel Ahmad
January 15, 2025
Kundi
Pakistan

“Nothing Was Seen”: Kundi on Talks

by Jameel Ahmad
January 3, 2025
Inflation
Pakistan

Pakistan’s Inflation Plummets to 6-Year Low: ‘4.9% in November Sparks Hope for Rate Cuts’

by Jameel Ahmad
December 2, 2024
Belarus President
Pakistan

Belarusian President’s Three-Day Visit to Pakistan Promises Strengthened Ties and Key Agreements

by ToP
November 25, 2024
Arno by Anny Dresses
Fashion News

Arno by Anny’s Launched its Latest Western Wear Collection for Women

by Jameel Ahmad
October 31, 2024
Next Post
plane crashes

Seven Killed in Plane Crash in Colombia

Popular Stories

  • Welcome to Ghas Mandi: Asia’s largest gambling den

    Welcome to Ghas Mandi: Asia’s largest gambling den

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Time of Pakistan

About Times Of Pakistan

kralbetbetturkeyikimislibahis1xbetm.infohipas.infohttps://www.wiibet.com/restbetcdn.com

Other Categories

  • Beautiful Pakistan
  • Fashion News
  • Funny News
  • Viral Videos
  • Weird News

Recent Posts

  • 11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
  • Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case
  • World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

Times Of Pakistan © 2024. Design & Developed by E2E Solution Providers.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In