The Democratic Republic of the Congo has updated its official Ebola case count to 1,307 confirmed cases, including 377 fatalities, according to figures cited by Israeli media.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported on Monday night that the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 1,307, with 377 deaths, according to figures cited by Israeli media. The update marks the continuation of one of the country's longest-running Ebola outbreaks, which The Zioneer has been tracking since early June (the first bulletin on this thread was published June 8).
As of this update, the outbreak has spread to at least four provinces. The 1,307 confirmed cases include 377 fatalities, yielding a case fatality rate of nearly 29%. The figures come from Congolese health authorities and were relayed by the N12 news desk.
The current case count represents an increase of 213 confirmed cases and 100 deaths since the previous update published by The Zioneer on June 20, which reported 933 confirmed cases and 245 deaths. The outbreak remains the second-deadliest Ebola epidemic on record.
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