The World Health Organization reports at least 452 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a statement. The update marks a rise in fatalities from the outbreak, which continues in affected areas.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said at least 452 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a statement released by Friday evening (Jerusalem time). The new death toll marks an increase from the 447 fatalities reported earlier this week — the previous update from Congolese government figures cited by Israeli media, published by The Zioneer on Mon Jun 29 at 18:32 Jerusalem.
That Monday update had also raised the confirmed case count to 1,460 — up from 1,333 (399 deaths) reported moments earlier in a separate bulletin that same evening, and from 1,307 confirmed cases (377 deaths) in a prior version also dated Mon Jun 29, 18:32. The thread shows that all three updates on Monday came from the same published timestamp, indicating the government data was revised within hours. Earlier reporting by The Zioneer tracked the outbreak's escalation from 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths (Jun 8), to 689 cases and 129 deaths (Jun 13), to 933 cases and 245 deaths (Jun 20), and most recently 1,094 cases and 277 deaths (Jun 24). The outbreak first spread to a fourth province in late June, as reported by The Zioneer on Jun 29.
As The Zioneer has reported, the outbreak began over a year ago and has continued to challenge containment efforts across multiple provinces. Israeli health officials have maintained travel warnings for the affected region. The current WHO statement did not provide an updated total confirmed case count or specify the timeframe of the new fatalities.
It remains unclear whether the 452 deaths cited by WHO include only laboratory-confirmed Ebola fatalities or also probable deaths linked to the outbreak. No additional case numbers, geographic breakdown of the increase, or updates on treatment center occupancy were included in the statement.
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