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Death Toll From Ebola Hits 49 In Liberia As Disease ‘Spreads’ In West Africa

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Liberia’s Health ministry has reported that 49 people had died from the Ebola disease in Liberia from 90 confirmed cases as of June 29.

The ministry, in a press statement issued in Monrovia Monday, said the dead included five healthcare workers, 27 victims from Lofa County, 20 from Montserrado County and two from Margibi County.

The statement said there were four new possible cases to be tested, eight tests pending and 25 patients in treatment units after three more were admitted, including 21 healthcare workers.

The statement added that 441 people had been listed as having been in contact with the disease, while 419 were under surveillance.

The first Ebola case was reported in Liberia in March.

(via Africa Review)

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