Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 2,267, including 893 deaths

A health worker in personal protective equipment stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, in Bunia, eastern DRC. (Reuters)

DAKAR: The number of ​confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has ‌increased ​to 2,267, ‌including ⁠893 ​deaths, government ⁠data showed late on Saturday.
The figure represents the ⁠total number ‌of ‌confirmed ​cases ‌as of ‌Friday, according to a situation report ‌that documented 86 new cases and ⁠29 ⁠new deaths in the previous 24 hours.