DRC Ebola cases surpass 8,000

5 days ago

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen above 8,000 for the first time in the Central African country's ongoing outbreak, government data showed on Monday. The latest situation report from the public health institute put the number of cases at 8,067 and deaths at 3,901. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola,