200 new cases in 1 day

The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has risen to at least 2,296 out of 4,293 cases in five West African countries, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

The figures show almost 200 new deaths from the disease but were as of Sept 6, meaning that they represent only one day since the WHO's previous update, which related to Sept 5.

But the latest data still reflects the situation as of Sept 5 in Liberia, the worst affected country, suggesting the true toll is already much higher.

Meanwhile, a fourth Ebola patient arrived in the United States from West Africa on Tuesday, headed to the same Atlanta hospital where two other people were successfully treated for the disease.

An air ambulance carrying the new patient landed Tuesday morning at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Atlanta television station WSB-TV footage showed.

Emory University Hospital confirmed it would be treating the patient, who was not identified.

The hospital said in an earlier statement that the patient would be treated in the same isolation unit for serious infectious diseases where U.S. missionaries Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly also received care for the lethal virus before being discharged last month.

Another American missionary, Dr. Rick Sacra, was also transported to the United States from West Africa after becoming infected with Ebola in Liberia. He is being treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Medical workers have been hit hard by the epidemic, the worst since Ebola was discovered in 1976. As of late August, more than 240 healthcare workers had developed the disease and more than 120 had died, the WHO said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-death-toll-rises-to-2-296-who-reports-1.2760659

Note the case increase is for one day reporting.