Ebola affects 58 health zones in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
The Ebola outbreak now affects 58 of 178 health zones in seven provinces of DR Congo, down from 66 two weeks earlier, while North Kivu now records the most new notifications. Ituri remains the cumulative epicentre with 70% of cases, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Ituri still accounts for 70% of cumulative Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but now represents only 37.1% of new infections. North Kivu now has the highest number of case notifications, according to the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, who spoke at the Council of Ministers on 6 November in Kinshasa.
Of the 178 health zones in the seven affected provinces, 25 have recorded no new confirmed cases for at least 21 days: 10 for 21 to 42 days and 15 for at least 42 days. More than 2,881 recoveries have been recorded since the start of the outbreak, with an overall patient monitoring rate of 83.9%, according to the report of the Council of Ministers.
The outbreak remains active in six provinces: Ituri, North Kivu, Haut-Uele, Tshopo, Bas-Uele and North Ubangi. South Ubangi has gone more than 42 days without a new case, while the Mandina health zone has passed its peak but is not considered out of danger.
On 26 October, the Ministry of Health reported 66 affected health zones in seven provinces. The figures published on 8 November also reported 10,668 Ebola cases and 5,198 deaths as of 3 November.
