27 Died In A Single Day In The Republic Of Congo From Ebola Virus
- Epidemic Ebola virus has killed over 100 people in the Republic of Congo.
- 27 people reportedly died in a single day on Sunday, authorities reported.
- The recent viral outbreak is the biggest after the devastating epidemic in 2014.
African nation Congo has been struck with the Ebola virus for the last couple of days. Dozens of people were already reported to have died of the viral infection and at least 27 people reportedly died in a single day.
The death toll has mounted to 126 after Sunday's 27 deaths, biggest after the current outbreak declared last August.
Five Ebola centers have been attacked in the last two months and a senior World Health Organization official was killed by militiamen 10 days ago. Officials haven't identified the men yet, however, they are believed to be from both militiamen and the community members who were against the response effort.
Recent viral outbreak is the biggest epidemic after its devastating epidemic in West Africa in 2014. Sources revealed it is the 10th time that Congo has faced the epidemic since its discovery in 1976.
The early symptoms of Ebola are fever, headache, sore throat, nausea and vomiting, and Diarrhea. Between 2013-2016, the West African epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
