GENEVA (Reuters) - The death
toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of
15,935 cases reported in eight countries by Nov. 23, the World Health
Organization said on Wednesday.
Almost
all cases and all but 15 deaths have been in Guinea, Sierra Leone and
Liberia - the three hardest-hit countries, which reported 600 new cases
in the past week, the WHO said in its latest update.
"The
total number of cases reported in Sierra Leone since the outbreak began
will soon eclipse the number reported from Liberia," it said. The
former British colony has reported 6,599 cases against 7,168 in Liberia.
Transmission
of the virus remains intense in Sierra Leone, especially in the west
and north, with the capital Freetown still the worst affected area, it
said.
Sierra Leone appealed
to the United States on Wednesday to send military aid to help it battle
Ebola as it falls behind its West African neighbors Guinea and Liberia
in the fight against the virus.
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