The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw no let-up in Ebola cases over the weekend, reporting 39 new cases, which would boost the outbreak total to 2,763, according to updates from the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard.
Based on data reported for Aug 2, the DRC reported 17 more cases, and for Aug 3 the country reported 12 more infections.
Daily updates from the health ministry resume and detail contact tracing in Goma, where local spread recently began.
In other developments, the WHO said Beni is still the main hot spot and that the pace of new infections hasn't changed much.
"This outbreak is one with unprecedented challenges." the WHO's Moeti says.
So far, health officials haven't found a connection to a case reported earlier this month.
With 41 new cases in recent days, the outbreak has grown to 2,671 infections, including 1,782 fatalities.
Ebola infections have been reported in 10 more people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, raising the total to 2,630, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) online dashboard today. Health officials are still investigating 344 suspected cases.
The current wave in Beni involves more cases and is longer than its first wave.
Though the DRC has ceased daily updates, the WHO says cases have topped 2,600.
Of 14 new cases yesterday, 10 were in Beni, a previous hot spot that has again heated up.
