Ebola death toll tops 700 in DR Congo via SABCNewsOnline
The World Health Organization has warned that"the risk of national and regional spread remains very high" and said dealing with the epidemic could take another six months.in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to health ministry data.
declared its tenth outbreak of Ebola in 40 years last August in northeastern North Kivu province before it spread into the neighbouring Ituri region. “Since the start of the epidemic, overall cases are 1,117 — 1,051 confirmed and 66 probable. In total there are 702 deaths and 339 people who have recovered,” the ministry said, quoting data up to Thursday.The World Health Organization has warned that “the risk of national and regional spread remains very high” and said dealing with the epidemic could take another six months.
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