00:00The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached
00:065,372 as of Friday, according to the latest official report.
00:12The new data released on Sunday also said the outbreak has a case fatality rate of 51.6%.
00:19It means that over half of the people diagnosed with Ebola die from the disease.
00:24The significant increase in reported death is not due to a single-day surge, but to a retrospective adjustment of
00:31data
00:31between the local data processing team and the Ituri province outbreak management team.
00:36The situation report from the DRC's National Institute of Biomedical Research showed that the country had recorded over 10,000
00:44confirmed Ebola cases.
00:45The latest outbreak is caused by the Bundibugia strain and was declared in mid-May, catching authorities by surprise.
00:52They have since struggled to manage it.
00:54According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80% of new cases are coming from outside
01:01the chain of monitored contacts.
01:03Cases have also been recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria.
