Death Toll Reaches 4,950

The death toll in the current Ebola outbreak is inching closer to 5000 as the World Health Organization has announced that the numbers have risen to 4,950.

A statement to that effect reads:

“Case incidence is declining in some districts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while steep rises persist in other districts.”

The organization added further that it is critical to shore up defences in countries neighbouring the three affected nations to prevent a further spread of the disease.

The cases of the diseases have also risen to 13,241 in the latest figures which reflect the situation as at November 4.