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Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history

First publishedAug 18, 17:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 18:22 UTC · just now ago
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The Ebola outbreak in the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday. There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in the country since May.

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The Ebola outbreak in the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday. There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in the country since May. This tops the previous record set during the 2018 outbreak in the...

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The Ebola outbreak in the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday. There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in the country since May.
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