(VOVworld) – The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has surpassed 11,000, according to the WHO’s latest report on Wednesday. In the three worst-affected countries - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea - 26,593 people have been infected and 11,005 have died.
Liberia recorded the highest number of deaths with 4,716, followed by Sierra Leone with 3,903 and Guinea with 2,386.
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| Workers wear protective suits at the Donka Ebola treatment center. (Photo: AFP) |
The WHO said efforts to stop the Ebola virus in these 3 countries have been encouraging. Last week Guinea and Sierra Leone reported only 9 new infections each, while there was no new case in Liberia. The WHO is poised to declare this Saturday that the epidemic is over in Liberia, unless a new case is reported before then.