Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces
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The total number of confirmed cases across the country has now reached 1,759.
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, as the death toll in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak reached 600.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday -- only three days after the figure topped 500.
The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, figures published by the UN health agency showed Thursday. The WHO's figures show the worsening haemorrhagic fever outbreak has a case fatality rate of 34 percent.
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said Thursday, as the death toll in the country's latest Ebola outbreak reached 600.
According to the Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
Health officials say DR Congo is facing its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with nearly 1,800 confirmed cases and at least 600 deaths. In the epicentre of the crisis, children who have lost their parents to the virus are left to rebuild their lives while communities struggle to contain the dise…
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