Ebola Death Toll Rises to 1,887 in DR Congo
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Ebola death toll rises to 1,887 in DR Congo
Brazzaville - The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday raised the number of deaths to 1,887 and confirmed Ebola cases to 4,120 due to the outbreak declared in the east of the country on May 15,According to the latest bulletin published by the Congolese Ministry of Communication, with data collected up to.
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The country has also confirmed 4,209 cases in five provinces
It is the fastest-growing outbreak of contagion compared to any other outbreak since its declaration, according to WHO
The current epidemic, declared on May 15, is the 17th that affects this country in central Africa. The recorded numbers reveal that it is already the second largest outbreak in history and the largest in terms of infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The lethality rate — the proportion between the number of deaths per disease and the total number of patients suffering from that disease over a given period of time — increased to 45.8%.
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