Federal health officials extended U.S. entry restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak in central Africa for another 30 days in an order published on August 17, and the case figures cited in that order show the outbreak more than doubled in a single month.
The order states that as of August 9, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 4,318 confirmed cases and 2,011 deaths across 53 health zones. When the previous order was issued on July 13, the DRC had reported 1,873 confirmed cases and 672 deaths across 41 health zones. Cases and deaths have both more than doubled in the interval, and the outbreak has reached twelve additional health zones.
