The number of confirmed cases of dangerous disease exceeded 9 thousand

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 9,000. This was reported by the Ministry of Public Health of the country.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths have been reported. The mortality rate is 48.3 percent.

Ituri province remains the epicenter, accounting for 73.8 per cent of all cases. The epidemic affected 65 of the 167 health zones in seven provinces.

The outbreak began on May 15 in the DRC and Uganda. Ugandan authorities announced its completion on July 28, WHO confirmed on August 25. On October 6, Kenya reported the first case of infection - the infected person died in hospital.

The number of refuseniks from the army has increased significantly

Revealed the number of eliminated soldiers of the AFU per night