Ebola deaths top 5,000 in DR Congo as outbreak worsens
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now killed 5,372 people, according to new data released Friday. The case fatality rate — the share of confirmed cases that end in death — stands at 51.6%, meaning more than half of those infected have died. The outbreak remains one of the deadliest on record.