Ministry of Health announces second Ebola death in Kenya
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Kenya has recorded
its second death from the Ebola outbreak after a 65-year-old woman succumbed to
the disease.
The Ministry of
Health announced on Friday evening that the woman, who was the third confirmed
case of Bundibugyo virus disease in the country, died while receiving treatment
at an infectious disease unit.
According to the
ministry, the patient was a close family member and direct contact of Kenya’s
first Ebola case, who also died.
