Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recorded more than 8,000 Ebola infections, according to stuttgarter-zeitung.de. The reported death toll is approaching 4,000, the outlet states.
The figures, reported on Tuesday, place the current outbreak among the largest and deadliest on record, according to n-tv.de. German outlets including Spiegel and FAZ also carried the updated numbers.
The outbreak has spread to two additional districts, DIE ZEIT reports. That expansion suggests the virus is reaching areas beyond those initially affected.
The reporting offers few further details. The sources do not specify the current rate of new infections, the specific districts newly affected, or the response measures in place. They also do not indicate how the figures compare with earlier counts from the same outbreak.
What the outlets do make clear is the scale: case numbers above 8,000 and deaths nearing 4,000. Both totals are attributed to Congolese authorities.
CYBEV.io will continue to monitor official updates from the Democratic Republic of Congo and reporting from the outlets above as the situation develops.
