Sierra Leone chief doctor dead of Ebola as two Americans get infected with deadly virus
The Associated Press has received confirmation from chief medical officer Dr. Brima Kargbo that Dr. Shek Umar Khan has succumbed to the virus after he was hospitalized for Ebola infection. He has been leading a team in West Africa in treating patients who have been infected with the virus. Aside from Umar, the virus has claimed over 670 across the African region this year alone.