Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHO

November 15, 2014 01:53

The World Health Organisation said today that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013.

On Wednesday, the UN health agency had reported 5,160 deaths and 14,098 cases. WHO has acknowledged though that the number of deaths is likely far higher, given that the fatality rate in the current outbreak is known to be around 70 percent.

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