DRC Ebola Death Toll Reaches 4,018 With 8,300 Cases Across Seven Provinces

DRC government figures reported Oct. 2 put Ebola deaths at 4,018, with 8,300 confirmed cases across seven provinces. The outbreak, declared May 15 and caused by the Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine, has seen more than 2,000 recoveries. WHO warned it remains far from over and on track to surpass the West Africa outbreak that killed more than 11,000.