The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 31 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this month.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Thursday in Geneva that there are 48 “confirmed and probable cases” in the DRC amid its first Ebola outbreak in three years.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that the disease, previously confined to two districts, has now spread to four.

The outbreak was first announced two weeks ago near the town of Bulape.

Tedros said WHO and its partners were supporting the government’s response, delivering more than 14 tons of essential medical equipment and supplies and deploying 48 experts.

“We’ve helped to set up an Ebola treatment centre with 18 beds, with

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