Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 600 deaths with new suspected cases emerging in the previously unaffected provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, indicating the spread beyond the initial epicenter in Ituri.

According to the Congolese Health Ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri