The Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,000 confirmed Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak, with 254 fatalities, according to official reports cited by Israeli media.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's government has announced that the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the current outbreak has exceeded 1,000, with 254 deaths, as reported by Israel's N12 news citing official figures. The milestone marks a worsening of an outbreak that has been ongoing for months.
As The Zioneer previously reported, international and Israeli health authorities have been tracking the outbreak. The U.S. CDC allocated $107 million in emergency funding in mid-June, and Israel's Health Ministry investigated a suspected case after a returnee from the DRC earlier this month. The Red Cross has warned the outbreak could last a year.
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- DevelopingUS CDC allocates $107 million emergency funding for Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda
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