Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are reporting a significant rise in Ebola infections, with the country’s health minister announcing Friday that confirmed cases have now reached 933, along with 245 deaths linked to the outbreak.
Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba delivered the update while speaking with journalists in Ituri province — the region where the first cases of this current outbreak were identified. He also noted that 80 patients who had contracted the virus have since recovered and been released from Ebola treatment centers.
