DR Congo Ebola Death Toll Nears 5,000

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is approaching 5,000, according to the latest situation report from the country's National Institute of Public Health (INSP).

As of October 28, the DRC had recorded 10,274 confirmed cases, including 4,992 deaths — a case fatality rate of 48.6 percent. The outbreak has affected 67 health zones across eight of the country's 26 provinces.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention paid tribute to Dr Marie-France Shogogo, who died of Ebola in Beni, North Kivu, and called for greater protection of frontline health workers.