Congo's Ebola Cases Exceed 10,000
Neighboring countries have strengthened surveillance after reporting imported Ebola cases linked to the outbreak.
TL;DR
- Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have surpassed 10,000.
- Nearly 4,900 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak began.
- In the last 24 hours, 96 new confirmed cases and 46 deaths were reported.
- New cases were concentrated in North Kivu, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces.
- The case fatality rate is 48.6 percent.
- Over 2,500 people have recovered from Ebola.
- Contact tracing follow-up rate is around 87 percent.