Congo: death toll of Ebola reaches 235


(MENAFN) The country's Health Ministry declared that the fatality number of Ebola has reached 235 in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of an outbreak in late July.

The Health Ministry added that 446 out of 494 recorded cases have tested positive to Ebola.

It confirmed that 165 people have been fully recovered from the disease.

Around 48 people have been pronounced dead after they suffered a hemorrhagic fever, however, it couldn't be determined whether they died of Ebola because they were buried without an autopsy.

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