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Two new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo - Health Ministry

Published: 22 May 2018 - 11:47 am | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 04:33 am
Nurses working with the WHO (World Health Organization) administer the Ebola vaccine to a local doctor at the town all of Mbandaka on May 21, 2018 during the launch of the Ebola vaccination campaign. / AFP / JUNIOR KANNAH

Nurses working with the WHO (World Health Organization) administer the Ebola vaccine to a local doctor at the town all of Mbandaka on May 21, 2018 during the launch of the Ebola vaccination campaign. / AFP / JUNIOR KANNAH

Reuters

MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

One of the deaths occurred in the provincial capital of Mbandaka, according to a daily bulletin.

A nurse also died in the village of Bikoro, where the outbreak was first detected, ministry spokeswoman Jessica Ilunga told Reuters.