Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Tops 200
The outbreak is believed to be wider than the official figures, in part because authorities struggled to identify Ebola cases in the spring.
TL;DR
- Confirmed deaths from the Ebola outbreak in central Africa have exceeded 200.
- Congolese health minister Dr. Samuel Kamba confirmed 232 deaths.
- Seventy-eight people have recovered from Ebola.
- Uganda has confirmed two deaths among those infected with Ebola.
- The outbreak was detected in mid-May in Congo.
- The current death toll represents about a quarter of confirmed infections in Congo.