Ebola deaths in DRC exceed 2,500
Moscow 19 Aug VESTI. The number of confirmed Ebola fever cases during the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 5,000.
Consensus
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the deadliest in the country's history.
- The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
- The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 5,000.
- The number of deaths has exceeded 2,300.
- The outbreak is spreading across six provinces: Lower Uele, Upper Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tshopo.
- There is currently no effective vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain.
- The outbreak is spreading at a record pace.
Points of divergence
- The number of confirmed cases is 5,290 and deaths are 2,516 as of the latest report. — kommersant
- The number of deaths is over 1,600 and confirmed cases are 3,748. — tg_tass_agency
- The number of confirmed cases is slightly over 5,000 and deaths are over 2,300. — vesti
- Confirmed cases are 4,945 and deaths are 2,325. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Confirmed deaths are 2,325 and the case fatality rate is 45.9%. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Number of Ebola deaths in Congo exceeded 2.5 thousand — Коммерсантъ
- Number of Ebola deaths in DRC exceeded 1,600, said WHO representative Yasharevich. 3,748 confirmed cases recorded. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ebola confirmed in more than 5,000 people in DRC — Вести
- Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, August 17, released new data on the ongoing... — Радио Свобода
- Bloomberg: Ebola outbreak in Congo became deadliest in the country — Ведомости
- Ebola outbreak in DRC becomes deadliest in country's history — Вести
Key entities
- DRK
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Moscow
- Bloomberg
- Congo
- WHO
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Tarik Yasharevich
- UN
- Sky News
- DR Congo
- National Institute of Public Health
- Tom Fletcher
- Roche Kamba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (INSP)