DRC Ebola death toll tops 5,000

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More than 5,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since an outbreak was declared in mid-May, according to a Health Ministry update. The cumulative number of cases has reached 10,351, the ministry said on Saturday, as authorities battle the country’s largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Eight provinces have been affected: Haut-Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, South