The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 600 lives, according to the World Health Organization, just days after the death toll passed 500. Since the outbreak was declared in May, 1,759 confirmed cases have been recorded, with the virus spreading mainly through Ituri province.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday -- only three days after the figure topped 500.
Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.
Two other people have died in neighbouring Uganda, where 17 patients have recovered out of 20 total confirmed cases.
The WHO's figures for the DRC, which come from the health authorities in the vast country, show that the outbreak there has a case fatality rate of 34 percent.
