Ebola death toll tops 3,000 in Congo outbreak

More than 3,000 people have now died in the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history, according to new government data released Wednesday. Congo’s Ministry of Health has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths, since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global health emergency in May. Just more than 1,400 people have…