Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 999 deaths from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since the outbreak began in May, according to the country's National Institute of Public Health. The World Health Organization (WHO) also confirmed two deaths in neighboring Uganda from the same strain. The latest outbreak, declared on May 15 in the northeastern province of Ituri, has recorded 2,473 cases as of Monday, with at least 737 patients currently in isolation. This outbreak is noted as being faster and deadlier than any previous Ebola outbreak on record. The WHO acknowledges that despite response plans, the outbreak is still progressing rapidly.

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The outbreak remains ahead of us and we are still in a phase of catching up.

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2,473 cases had been recorded in the latest outbreak as of Monday.

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Two people have died from the virus in neighboring Uganda.

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999 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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This outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any Ebola outbreak on record.

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According to WHO figures, 999 people have died in DRC and two in Uganda due to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health ministry says.DRC’s National Institute of Public Health said on Wednesday that 999 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the virus began in May.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Staff at DR Congo Ebola centre strike as virus continues spreadinglist 2 of 3DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,000 as more health workers begin strikelist 3 of 3Dozens of healthcare workers in DRC strike amid Ebola outbreakend of listAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), two people have also died from the virus in neighbouring Uganda.DRC’s Health Ministry said that as of Monday, 2,473 cases had been recorded in the latest outbreak. At least 737 patients are currently in isolation and hospitals, it added.The DRC outbreak was declared on May 15 after several deaths were recorded in the northeastern province of Ituri, where cases remain concentrated. Several cases linked to the DRC’s outbreak were then reported in Uganda.This outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any Ebola outbreak on record, including the 2013-2016 outbreak that is considered the worst on record with over 11,000 deaths out of at least 28,000 cases. That outbreak took about eight months to reach 1,000 deaths.Last week, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the current outbreak had over the past month “expanded faster than any previous outbreak” of the virus.Cases of Ebola, which spread through close contact and infected bodily fluids, have also been found in other Congolese provinces outside of Ituri.‘We must act now’The WHO’s incident manager for the Bundibugyo strain, Thierno Balde, told reporters on Tuesday that despite plans to ramp up responses to the virus, “the outbreak remains ahead of us and we are still in a phase of catching up”.

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