The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) health ministry today reported two more Ebola cases, plus two more deaths, according to its daily statement.
Of the two new cases, one is a lab confirmed infection in a patient from Beni. The other is classified as a probable illness involving an individual from Katwa, located east of Butembo, who died and is part of a family cluster from the area that the ministry reported on Nov 20.
The DRC recorded 4 new cases and 3 additional deaths today.
The outbreak has reached 422 cases, and 74 suspected Ebola infections are under investigation.
Today the ministry of health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two more Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The outbreak total now stands at 421 cases (374 confirmed and 47 probable), including 241 deaths.
The two new cases are from Kyondo and Kalunguta, and one additional death was recorded in Beni. Seventy-four cases are still under investigation.
Officials have noted 33 new cases in recent days, and the outbreak is due to soon become the world's 2nd-largest.
Five family members of an earlier case-patient are infected, health officials say.
Despite more violence, officials say most response actions continued, except for a brief pause in vaccination.
The outbreak has now reached 352 cases, of which 305 are confirmed, and 210 deaths.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) health ministry revised its tally of the ongoing Ebola outbreak today, noting three more cases and one additional fatality. Officials have now reported 344 cases and 202 deaths in an outbreak that begin in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in August.
Two new cases bring the outbreak total to 341, including 215 deaths.
