. ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁S acc oba ▁Ke ita , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Guinea ' s ▁E bol a ▁mission , ▁announced ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁started ▁compens ating ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁contract ing ▁the ▁virus . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁ 4 2 ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁had ▁died , ▁including ▁do ctors , ▁n urs es , ▁drivers , ▁and ▁por ters . ▁The ▁compens ation ▁tot als ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( £ 6 , 2 0 0 ) ▁and ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁as ▁a ▁l ump ▁sum . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁In ▁mid - Nov ember , ▁the ▁W HO ▁reported ▁that ▁while ▁inten se ▁transmission ▁pers ists ▁and ▁cases ▁and ▁death s ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁under - report ed , ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁case ▁inc idence ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁increasing ▁nation ally ▁in ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁They ▁report ▁that ▁case ▁numbers ▁in ▁some ▁districts ▁have ▁been ▁fl uct u ating , ▁but ▁they ▁remain ▁consist ently ▁high . ▁▁ ▁New ▁case ▁numbers ▁have ▁been ▁decl ining ▁in ▁the ▁out break ’ s ▁point ▁of ▁origin , ▁G ue ck ed ou , ▁but ▁transmission ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁high ▁in ▁Mac enta . ▁ ▁Of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁districts ▁in ▁Guinea , ▁ 1 0 ▁remain ▁una ffect ed ▁by ▁E bol a , ▁contrast ing ▁with ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁where ▁every ▁district