UN Says Number Of Ebola Cases In Sierra Leone Is Surging

The number of Ebola cases is surging in Sierra Leone as the country suffers from a lack of treatment centers, says a UN mission. The recent outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 1,060 people in Sierra Leone, particularly affecting the western areas around the capital, Freetown, the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) said in its weekly report released on Wednesday. It recommended that the country’s Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) increase the number of beds from 288 to a total of 1,864 by December to combat the Ebola virus disease (EVD).