Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief​Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief 

 The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose sharply Tuesday, with the head of the World Health Organization expressing concern over the “scale and speed of the epidemic.”At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 suspected to have been infected, according to the Congolese Health Ministry.  ​​The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose sharply Tuesday, with the head of the World Health Organization expressing concern over the “scale and speed of the epidemic.”At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 suspected to have been infected, according to the Congolese Health Ministry.