The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, according to official figures released by the United Nations health agency on Thursday. Health officials continue to monitor the situation as the haemorrhagic fever persists across the region.
Data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that the current outbreak has reached a case fatality rate of 34 percent. The latest figures underscore the severity of the crisis as international health organizations express concern over the progression of the disease.
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