LUANDA (AFP) - The death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic rose to 230 in Angola with the northern province of Uige registering the overwhelming majority of fatalities, the health ministry and the World Health Organisation said.
Health officials are treating a total of 250 cases of the killer Ebola-like bug that has claimed 211 lives in Uige, the epicenter of the outbreak that was first detected in October, according to a statement from the ministry and the WHO.
The article goes on to say that there have been six deaths in Luanda.
So now we have 230 confirmed Marburg deaths.
Does that mean they have 250 active cases and an additional 230 dead?? Or, is that 250 cumulative cases of which 230 are dead and 20 are active? What is the date for this data? Are there presumed other cases, but these are the ones under direct treament?
I would not entirely be surprised if there were 250 active cases, as we know from a post a day or so ago that there were 461 people who were under observation as possible cases.