5,420 deaths across eight countries due to Ebola: WHO
22 Nov 2014 4:57 AM IST
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection, since late December 2013. On Friday, the UN health agency had reported 5,177 deaths and 14,413 cases.The WHO believes that the number of deaths is likely far higher, given that the fatality rate in the current outbreak is known to be around 70 percent.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak ever continues to affect Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone the most.
But the fresh toll came as the spread appeared to be slowing in the capital of Liberia, allowing the hardest-hit country to lift its state of emergency. In its latest toll, WHO said that through November 16, 2,964 people had died in Liberia, out of 7,069 cases.
In Sierra Leone, 1,250 people had died as of November 16 out of 6,073 cases, WHO said. Guinea, where the outbreak began late last year, counted 1,192 deaths and 1,971 cases.Data from Mali, the latest country to be hit by Ebola, showed six cases of the deadly virus and five deaths.Data from Nigeria and Senegal remained unchanged, and both countries have been declared Ebola free. Nigeria had eight deaths and 20 cases, while Senegal had one case and no deaths.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak ever continues to affect Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone the most.
But the fresh toll came as the spread appeared to be slowing in the capital of Liberia, allowing the hardest-hit country to lift its state of emergency. In its latest toll, WHO said that through November 16, 2,964 people had died in Liberia, out of 7,069 cases.
In Sierra Leone, 1,250 people had died as of November 16 out of 6,073 cases, WHO said. Guinea, where the outbreak began late last year, counted 1,192 deaths and 1,971 cases.Data from Mali, the latest country to be hit by Ebola, showed six cases of the deadly virus and five deaths.Data from Nigeria and Senegal remained unchanged, and both countries have been declared Ebola free. Nigeria had eight deaths and 20 cases, while Senegal had one case and no deaths.
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