Ebola death toll rises to 7,693: WHO

Geneva - The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in
west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases
recorded, the World Health Organization said
Friday.
The previous toll released December 22 stood at
7,518 fatalities out of 19,340 infected in Sierra
Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Worldwide, the disease has killed at least 7,708,
including six in Mali, one in the United States and
eight in Nigeria, which was declared Ebola-free in
October.
Spain and Senegal, which have both been declared
free of Ebola, meanwhile counted one case each,
but no deaths.
- Sierra Leone -
Sierra Leone, which has overtaken Liberia as the
country with the most infections, counted 9,203
cases and 2,655 deaths on December 24, the WHO
said.
Four days earlier the toll stood at 8,939 cases and
2,556 deaths.
- Liberia -
Liberia, long the hardest-hit country, has seen a
clear decrease in transmission over the past
month.
As of December 20 the country counted 7,862
cases and 3,384 deaths, up from 7,830 cases and
3,376 deaths recorded in the previous update, the
WHO said.
- Guinea -
In Guinea, where the outbreak started a year ago,
2,630 Ebola cases and 1,654 deaths were recorded
as of December 24.
The previous tally showed the country with 2,571
Ebola cases and 1,586 deaths.
- Healthcare workers -
Ebola, one of the deadliest viruses known to man,
is spread only through direct contact with the
bodily fluids of an infected person showing
symptoms such as fever or vomiting.
People caring for the sick or handling the bodies
of people infected Ebola are especially exposed.
As of December 21 a total of 666 healthcare
workers were known to have contracted the virus,
and 366 of them had died, according to WHO.

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it, is very, sad