The Ministry of Health posted on Twitter that the Ebola virus has currently expanded to Kampala, the country’s capital, with 90 cases officially reported.
Minister of Health Jane Ruth Asing was quoted by the Bloomberg News Agency as saying on Monday that a family of seven people was in contact with a patient who travelled to the city and later passed away at the capital’s primary hospital. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health said that there had been 75 injuries.
In the Greater Kampala area on Sunday, nine Ebola virus patients were hurt, raising the total number of cases in the previous 48 hours to 14. The patient from Cassanda Province died at Mouliajo Hospital along with the nine other instances.
Six of the 100 provinces in Uganda, according to Emmanuel Einibuna, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, have viral cases.
On September 20, Uganda announced the discovery of the first case of the “Sudan” form of Ebola; by Sunday, 28 had had away.
The capital of Uganda is affected by Ebola, and there have been 90 cases of injuries overall.
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