On the 12th local time, the latest data released by the Ministry of Health of the Congo shows that up to now, the country has reported a cumulative total of 8,978 confirmed cases in the current Ebola outbreak. Of these, 4,336 people died and 2,356 recovered, with a case fatality rate of 48.3%. The Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on May 15. Tedros said on August 12 that the current outbreak in the Congo “is already the second largest Ebola outbreak on record.”

On the 12th local time, the latest data released by the Ministry of Health of the Congo shows that up to now, the country has reported a cumulative total of 8,978 confirmed cases in the current Ebola outbreak. Of these, 4,336 people died and 2,356 recovered, with a case fatality rate of 48.3%. The Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on May 15. Tedros said on August 12 that the current outbreak in the Congo “is already the second largest Ebola outbreak on record.”