Ebola Outbreak: DRC Records 8,665 Cases, 4,178 Deaths as Kenya Reports Imported Case
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Ebola Surge: DRC reports 4,178 deaths; Kenya confirms first fatal case
Ghebreyesus, however, said significant challenges remained, noting that most Ebola deaths still occurred in communities rather than treatment centres, while contact tracing had yet to reach levels required for containment.
The Ebola epidemic in Congo is spreading rapidly, and officials are warning of new hotspots and a large number of unreported cases.
Ebola: DRC records 8,665 cases, 4,178 deaths as Kenya reports imported case
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 8,665 confirmed cases and 4,178 deaths, with transmission slowing in some areas but growing elsewhere. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this on Wednesday during a news conference, saying contact tracing had improved significantly, with about …
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