Prognosis

Ebola Deaths in Uganda Rise to 11 in Latest Disease Outbreak

Health measures are taken at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital after an outbreak of Ebola in Mubende, Uganda on Sept. 20.Photographer: Nicholas Kajoba/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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By Fred Ojambo

September 24, 2022 at 4:29 AM UTC

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Uganda said 11 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak and at least two dozen others have been admitted to a health facility as authorities attempt to stop the disease from spreading.

Six people in hospital are confirmed to have contracted ebola, while 19 others are suspected to have caught it, the the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Twitter late Friday. A total of 58 people have been listed as contacts of the affected confirmed cases, it said.