According to the World Health Organization, the number of people who have died from the Ebola virus has risen to 4,033, while a total of 8,399 cases were recorded in the above seven countries until the 8th of October.
The WHO has divided the seven affected countries in two groups. The first group contains the three most effected, which are Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while Nigeria, Senegal, Spain and the USA are in the second group.
Until now, Liberia accounts a total of 4.076 cases of which 2.316 people died. In Sierra Leone, the WHO has recorded a total of 2.950 cases and 930 deaths, while In Guinea 1.350 cases and 778 deaths.
The medical staff continues to pay a heavy toll in these countries with 416 cases including 233 deaths.
In the second group Nigeria is stable with 20 cases and 8 deaths.
World’s Health organization latest report refers to a death in the USA and one outbreak in Spain. Senegal notes one case.
Although the virus outbreak In the Democratic Republic of Congo is different of the one of Ebola, the WHO has recorded 71 cases including 43 deaths, according to a report made until the 7th of October.
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