The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo… (эбола · конго · случай)
The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 800. Ebola treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are already overcrowded, and the total number of cases in the country has reached 808.
Consensus
- The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing an Ebola outbreak
- There are over 800 confirmed cases of Ebola in the DRC
- At least 192 people have died from the disease in the DRC
- The outbreak is centered in the Ituri province
- The WHO and other international organizations are involved in the response effort
Points of divergence
- The number of deaths from Ebola in the DRC reached 232 with 896 confirmed cases, according to the DRC's health minister — vesti
- The number of confirmed cases in the DRC is 808 with 192 deaths — kommersant
- The outbreak was declared on May 15, but was undetected for several weeks — vesti
- The outbreak was declared on May 15, but was undetected for several weeks — kommersant
- The mortality rate is approximately 26% — vesti
- The mortality rate is approximately 24% (192 deaths out of 808 cases) — kommersant
- 78 patients have recovered — vesti
- The real scale of the outbreak may be much higher than reported — kommersant
- The outbreak is centered in the Ituri province where armed conflict hampers aid delivery — kommersant
- The WHO and other international organizations are involved in the response effort — vesti