Ebola: 26 deaths reported in two weeks in Bunia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
Bunia municipal councillor Paul Kamba reports 26 Ebola-related deaths in two weeks in Bankoko, including six in one day; health officials still have to confirm the figure. The Congolese Health Ministry recorded 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths in the country as of 25 October, according to its data.
Municipal councillor Paul Kamba has reported 26 Ebola-related deaths in two weeks in the Bankoko neighbourhood of Bunia, including six in a single day. Elected from Mbunya, he called on residents to strictly comply with preventive measures and urged the provincial and health authorities to intensify the response, according to the Kivu Morning Post.
The figures still have to be confirmed by the relevant health services. Data published by the Health Ministry on 25 October reported 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 96 new cases recorded that day, including 32 in Ituri, 58 in North Kivu and six in Tshopo, according to the Health Ministry.
The situation in Bankoko comes amid a worsening epidemic in Ituri, following the publication of the national toll of 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths.
