The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak in Equateur province has risen to 51 cases, 48 confirmed, and 3 probable, reflecting an increase of 5 since Jul 9.
At a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing today, Mike Ryan, MD, who leads the group's health emergencies program, said as of Jul 12, 20 deaths have been reported, 17 in confirmed cases and 3 in probable ones.
In yet another study demonstrating racial disparities in the pandemic, a University of Chicago analysis has found that black people are twice as likely as whites to test positive for COVID-19.
Tests have confirmed two more Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, and both are patients from Mbandaka, the provincial capital, the country's multisector Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said today in an update.
Seven more Ebola cases and three more deaths have been confirmed over the past few days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 41 cases, which includes 17 deaths.
One more Ebola case has been confirmed in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 34, according to a statement from the country's multisectoral Ebola technical committee (CMRE).
Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in a recently emerged outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 33, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
A study of 770 teens' attitudes conducted in the 7 days after the United States declared a national emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic found that 69% weren't practicing physical distancing but 89% were following the news, and 88% were disinfecting daily.
Officials have reported 4 more confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 28, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today on Twitter.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) 10th Ebola outbreak—declared over by national health officials yesterday—no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations, a World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee announced today.
Nearly 2 years after it started and after 2,470 cases and 2,287 deaths, the outbreak is considered over.
