Ebola death toll in DRC surges to at least 930 as outbreak gathers pace

The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to at least nine hundred thirty, Al Jazeera reports, with the outbreak still gathering pace. Thirty-seven new deaths were recorded in a single twenty-four hour period over the weekend, and the virus is spreading faster than in any previous outbreak in the country. Ebola is a viral hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate, and the DRC has faced repeated outbreaks over the years.

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