The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 932, the World Health Organisation said today.

The new figures come as authorities in Nigeria confirmed the death of a nurse of Ebola.

Saudi Arabia also announced one death of a person with Ebola-like symptoms.

The outbreak emerged in March in Guinea and shows no sign of slowing down. Most of the new deaths are coming from Liberia and Sierra Leone.

There now have been 363 deaths in Guinea, 282 in Liberia, 286 in Sierra Leone and one confirmed death in Nigeria, according to WHO's statistics as of August 4.

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