The number of laboratory-confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 5,000, the National Institute of Public Health, which depends on the country's health ministry, reported. In the current Ebola outbreak in Africa, the total number of infected is 10,351. The fatality rate is 48.6%. The Ebola outbreak began on May 15 in the DRC and Uganda, becoming the second deadliest in Africa.

The number of laboratory-confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 5,000, the National Institute of Public Health, which depends on the country's health ministry, reported. In the current Ebola outbreak in Africa, the total number of infected is 10,351. The fatality rate is 48.6%. The Ebola outbreak began on May 15 in the DRC and Uganda, becoming the second deadliest in Africa.