Ebola Outbreak Death Toll 'Accelerates' To Nearly 2,300, Half Occurred Within Last Three Weeks

The Ebola outbreak claimed nearly 200 lives in less than a week in West Africa and shows no signs of letting up, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday. Ebola has killed some 2,288 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began six months ago. Nearly half of those deaths occurred in the last 21 days, indicating the disease has begun to sp