Over the past 3 days, Uganda's health ministry has reported 8 more Ebola Sudan cases, along with 2 more deaths, with officials also announcing that a doctor is among the fatal cases.

Since the outbreak was first announced on Sep 20, Uganda continues to report a steady stream of new cases, but so far, the illnesses appear to be limited to hot spots in the west central part of the country near Mubende.

The new developments lift the country's overall total to 62 cases, 27 of them fatal. Of the 62 cases, 43 are lab-confirmed and 19 are listed as probable. Of the 27 deaths, 9 were in lab-confirmed patients, and 18 are classified as probable.

In its latest update on Twitter today, the ministry said 24 people are in treatment for their infections and 882 contacts have been identified for follow up.

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