Democratic Republic of the Congo.. The death toll from Ebola rose to (2181) and deaths to (864)

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced today, Saturday, that the death toll from the Ebola virus in the country has risen to 2,181 and deaths to 864 people.
The Ministry of Communication and Information in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stated that “the total number of confirmed infections and deaths from the Ebola virus amounts to 2,181 infections and 864 deaths.”
For its part, the World Health Organization declared on May 17 that the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda represents a state of emergency, noting that it poses a danger to other countries. The organization assesses the risk of the virus spreading regionally as high.
Last June, the World Health Organization and the Africa Center for Disease Prevention and Control launched a preparedness and response plan for the Bundibugyo virus disease (Ebola strain) epidemic. According to the organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, its funding requires $518 million.