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Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rise to 4,449, deaths to 2,061
According to the latest data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health, the number of confirmed Ebola cases has risen to 4,449 and the death toll to 2,061. The outbreak continues in five provinces and 53 areas; 886 patients have recovered, while the case fatality rate has been updated to 46.3 percent.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 4,449, while the death toll has reached 2,061.
According to the latest data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health, the outbreak continues to spread in the provinces of Haut-Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tshopo.
The outbreak is advancing faster in Ituri
The outbreak, which has spread to a total of 53 areas, is most active in Ituri province. No new confirmed cases have been detected in South Kivu for 75 days.
Since the outbreak began, 4,449 confirmed cases have been recorded. Of these, 2,061 people have died and 886 patients have recovered.
The case fatality rate has been updated to 46.3 percent. The proportion of people who had contact with patients and were placed under monitoring has reached 82.7 percent.
The history of Ebola outbreaks
The Ebola virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever, was first detected in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara, Sudan, and Yambuku, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The disease was named after the Ebola River because the first outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began in a village near the river.
The virus began spreading in West Africa in December 2013. In the outbreak seen in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone between 2014 and 2017, approximately 30,000 people fell ill and more than 11,000 died.
The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared on May 15 after 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded in Ituri province.
According to health authorities, there is no confirmed treatment or vaccine for the Bundibugyo variant Ebola outbreak that began in May.
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