Forty-nine new Ebola cases in a day leaves bodies piling up in Sierra Leone, as the deadly virus spreads through the teeming capital of Freetown
So many are dying from Ebola that removing bodies is becoming a problem
Lawmaker Claude Kamanda said more than 20 deaths are reported daily
Sierra Leone is one of three West African nations at epicenter of outbreak
Growing number of Ebola cases are being reported in two western zones
In eastern districts of Kenema and Kailahun the virus appears to be slowing
By Annabel Grossman
DailyMailUK
21 October 2014
Dozens of people are being infected with the deadly Ebola virus each day in Sierra Leone, as the terrifying disease tears through the country’s capital city, Freetown.
Yesterday, forty-nine new cases were confirmed in just 24 hours, the National Ebola Response Center (NERC) reported. So many people are succumbing to the deadly virus that removing the dead bodies is becoming a serious problem.
Lawmaker Claude Kamanda who represents a western area of the country said that more than 20 deaths are being reported each day.
He told the local Politico newspaper that authorities are experiencing challenges collecting corpses from both quarantined and non-quarantined homes.
Sierra Leone is one of three West African nations at the epicenter of the worst outbreak of the disease on record.
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