Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Has Killed Over 1,000 People

CONGO – More than 1,000 people have died in the ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body.

It’s a grim toll in the fastest ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread.

Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jean Kaseya, says 1,031 deaths have been confirmed.

The latest update from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed that as of Monday, 2,473 cases had been recorded in the latest outbreak.

At least 737 patients were in isolation or hospitalized, it said.