Ebola: Kenya cases rise to 8, spreads to 8th Congo province

Kenya 's Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed another case of Ebola , bringing the number of confirmed infections in the country to eight . News of another patient in the East African state came as health officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported that the outbreak there had spread to an eighth province. "Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for Ebola," Health Ministry Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth said in an ​interview on Kenya's Citizen TV. "He is a 49-year-old man ​who is not a healthcare worker. He developed ​fever, headache and muscle pain," Amoth said.