More people test positive for Ebola in Kampala

Two more people in an isolation unit at Mulago Hospital have tested positive for Ebola, according to health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng.

This brings the total number of Ebola cases in Kampala to five.

Dr. Aceng explained that nine individuals were confirmed positive for Ebola in the Greater Kampala region on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last 48 hours.

She said that the nine cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed away at Mulago Hospital.

“Seven family members are from Masanafu and a health worker who managed him in a private clinic together with his wife from Seguku,” she said.

They have been transferred to the Entebbe ETU.

To date, 65 people have been infected, killing 27.

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