The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1,759, with a total of 600 deaths

Official data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows that the cumulative number of deaths caused by the Ebola outbreak has reached 600.

According to reports from Reuters and Xinhua News Agency, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo released a report on Wednesday (July 8th) stating that as of Tuesday (July 7th), the total number of confirmed cases across the country was 1,759, including 600 deaths.

The report also indicates that 51 new cases and 20 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. As of now, the epidemic has mainly affected three provinces: Ituri Province, North Kivu Province and South Kivu Province. A total of 285 patients have been cured, and currently 750 patients are in isolation or undergoing hospital treatment.

The report states that the available hospital beds in the three provinces have almost reached their capacity limit. Among them, the hospitals in North Kivu Province are under particularly heavy pressure, with the bed occupancy rate exceeding 100%.

The local health department recently stated that a clinical trial has been initiated at the Ebola treatment center in the epicenter of this epidemic, Iwoire Province. The World Health Organization previously introduced that this clinical trial will assess potential treatment methods, such as the effects of monoclonal antibody MBP134 and the antiviral drug remdesivir used alone or in combination.