Ebola death toll more than 2,900 –WHO

The World Health Organisation has announced that the death toll of people killed by Ebola Virus Disease has reached at least 2,917.

According to the global health body, the casualty figure is driven by the continuing rapid spread of the disease in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The New York Times reported that the UN agency made the announcement on Thursday.

At least 2,909 people have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with 6,242 reported Ebola cases overall, according to the latest report of the United Nations health agency. Nigeria and Senegal have recorded a total of eight deaths and 21 cases of infection.

The latest estimates of the spread of the disease follow a sombre projection by the WHO that the number of people infected by Ebola could hit 20,000 by early November, and another forecast by the United States’ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, that the number of infections could reach 1.4 million by January.

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