Bunia (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 30 July (LaPresse/AP) – The Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of over 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to official figures released today. This represents a 50 per cent increase in around a week. According to the government’s latest update, 3,442 cases had been recorded as of Tuesday, with 1,521 deaths. The figures show that 797 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalised, whilst a further 615 patients have recovered. The outbreak is mainly concentrated in the remote province of Ituri, in the eastern part of the country, which accounts for almost 90 per cent of cases, but other infections have been confirmed in five provinces, including one of the country’s largest cities, Kisangani.
Ebola: over 1,500 deaths from the outbreak in the DR Congo
Bunia (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 30 July (LaPresse/AP) – The Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of over 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to official figures released today. This represents a 50 per cent increase in around a week. According to the government’s latest update, 3,442 cases had been recorded as of Tuesday, with 1,521 deaths. The figures show that 797 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalised, whilst a further 615 patients have recovered. The outbreak is mainly concentrated in the remote province of Ituri, in the eastern part of the country, which accounts for almost 90 per cent of cases, but other infections have been confirmed in five provinces, including one of the country’s largest cities, Kisangani.
