Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,759, including 600 deaths

Kinshasa: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic ‌of ⁠Congo ⁠has increased to 1,759 including 600 deaths, government data showed on Wednesday.The ⁠number represented ‌the ​total ​number ⁠of confirmed cases as of Tuesday, ​according to ​a situation report that documented 51 new ‌cases and 20 new ​deaths ​in ⁠the previous 24 hours.