Ebola death toll rises to 932

The World Health Organisation confirmed in Geneva on Wednesday that the death toll from Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932 after 45 patients died between August 2 and August 4.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), WHO said the number of suspected, probable or confirmed cases also rose by 108 over the same period to a total of 1,711.

Most of the new cases, it said, were in Liberia, while the number of cases in Nigeria climbed from four to nine, including two deaths.