A Congo health institute reported 5,372 Ebola deaths across eight provinces
Ebola has killed 5,372 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10,414 confirmed infections, the National Institute of Public Health said Oct. 31. A review of records in Ituri added 314 previously unallocated deaths, lifting the fatality ratio to 51.6%. The outbreak has spread to eight provinces. A trial of the Ervebo vaccine began in Bunia on Oct. 23.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 5,372 people, passing 5,000 deaths. The National Institute of Public Health said on Oct. 31 that there had been 10,414 confirmed infections, giving a case-fatality ratio of 51.6%. Health officials added 314 earlier deaths in Ituri after reviewing records in 97% of affected zones, pushing the ratio up from 48.6%. The outbreak has spread to eight provinces and 67 health zones. A vaccine trial began in Bunia on Oct. 23 to assess protection against the Bundibugyo virus. The vaccine being tested, Ervebo, is already licensed against the Zaire Ebola virus.
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- Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi — Ebola death toll in DR Congo exceeds 5,000
- The Straits Times — Ebola fatality rate tops 50% after hundreds of deaths added to Congo toll | The Straits Times
- Hürriyet Daily News — DR Congo Ebola toll tops 5,000 as cases spread - World News
Verifier’s note
The Straits Times reports 5,372 Ebola deaths in Congo, and Hürriyet Daily News reports that the toll has passed 5,000. OperativMM also gives the 5,372 figure, while the other results do not directly report this milestone.