Ebola virus death toll rises to 6,841 – WHO
The number of people killed by the Ebola virus has reached 6,841 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, according to TASS.
“A total of 18,464 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD0 have been reported in five affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and the United States of America) and three previously affected countries (Nigeria, Senegal and Spain) as of December 14. There have been 6,841 reported deaths,” the WHO’s report said.
According to statistics, the maximum number of Ebola-related deaths and cases was registered in Liberia - 3,290 deaths and 7,797 cumulative cases. Liberia is followed by Sierra Leone (2,033 deaths and 8,273 infected) and Guinea (2,394 and 1,518, respectively).