A lab worker at a mobile lab set up inside Beni Reference Hospital to analyze and test samples from suspected Ebola cases on August 3.

A lab worker at a mobile lab set up inside Beni Reference Hospital to analyze and test samples from suspected Ebola cases on August 3.

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo

Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 600 cases amid more violence

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a grim new milestone in the Ebola outbreak that began August 1: The total number of probable patients is 608 as of Wednesday, with 368 deaths, the Ministry of Health said. An additional 29 people who doctors suspect may be sick with Ebola are under investigation. The ministry also reported that 207 people have recovered from the life-threatening illness.