THE death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 2,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the country’s public health authorities.
The country has recorded 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths, with the overall case fatality rate standing at 45.9 per cent. Over 700 patients remain in isolation or hospital care, while 869 people have recovered, according to official data.
Cases have been reported in five provinces — Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo — with the province of Ituri remaining the epicentre of the outbreak.
“Today the Ebola epidemic surpassed 2,000 deaths, half of these in the last 20 days,” UN Senior Ebola Coordinator Julien Harneis said on social media Tuesday. — Xinhua