Uganda Steps Up Ebola Response as Virus Infects 109, Kills 30
A woman and her child arrive for ebola related investigation at the health facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera, Uganda, on June 14, 2019. James Akena/Reuters
KAMPALA—The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 109 and the outbreak has claimed 30 lives, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said on Wednesday, adding that the government was setting up an additional treatment center.
Fifteen of the confirmed cases were among health workers, of whom six had died, she told a news conference.
