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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jean-Yves Kamale

Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected province

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New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, as the death toll in the country's latest Ebola outbreak reached 600.

The Congolese government's latest report, published late Wednesday, said two new cases were suspected in Kisangani in the Tshopo province, where cases had not been previously recorded. The total number of confirmed cases across the country has now reached 1,759.

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