Congo Officials Confirm 2nd Death From Ebola in Eastern Province

Congo Officials Confirm 2nd Death From Ebola in Eastern Province
The gates of the Matanda Hospital in Butembo, where the first case of Ebola died, in the North Kivu province of Congo Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP
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BENI, Congo—A second case and death from Ebola has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, according to officials.

The victim was a 60-year-old woman who died Feb. 10 in the health zone of Biena, according to provincial health minister Nzanzu Syalita. He said she had been to the same health post as the first victim. Health officials had confirmed a case of Ebola on Feb. 14 in another woman who was from the village of Biena and died in Butembo.