Ebola: Beni overtakes Katwa with 711 confirmed cases in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
Illustrative image · Asad Photo Maldives · Pexels · Licence PexelsBeni has become the area worst affected by Ebola in North Kivu, with 711 confirmed cases, compared with 710 in Katwa, according to the 30 October epidemiological report. The province has recorded 2,576 confirmed cases and 1,531 deaths; 52 patients have left treatment centres and 3,645 contacts are not being monitored, according to Kivu Morning Post.
Beni Health Zone has overtaken Katwa with 711 confirmed Ebola cases, compared with 710, and has once again become the epicentre of the epidemic in North Kivu, according to the 30 October epidemiological summary reported by Kivu Morning Post. Beni recorded 13 of the 25 new confirmed cases reported in the previous 24 hours, including seven community deaths.
As of 30 October, the province had recorded 2,576 confirmed cases, two probable cases and 1,531 deaths, a fatality rate of 59%. Of the patients who were still active and contagious, 110 were in Beni and 140 in Katwa; Butembo had 367 confirmed cases, including 121 active cases.
Fifty-two confirmed patients left treatment centres without medical advice and are in the community. Of the 18,645 contacts recorded, 15,000 were followed up on the day of the report, while 3,645 were unaccounted for by surveillance teams. The epidemic was then affecting 18 of North Kivu’s 34 health zones.
The new figures come amid the spread of the epidemic reported in North Kivu in the preceding days, including 27 new cases and eight deaths in 24 hours, reported on 22 October.
