Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
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The Congolese Ministry of Health reported that Ebola has killed 5,026 people. This number comes from a total of 10,351 infected individuals. The lethality rate for the disease is nearly 50 percent. Fears are growing that the virus could spread across the continent.
Data from the Congolese Ministry of Health showed that the disease has killed 5,026 people out of 10,351 infected, at a nearly 50% lethality rate.