Geneva : The Ebola virus killed 56 people in just two days, bringing the global death toll to 1,069, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
The death toll, which passed the 1,000-mark at the weekend, soared higher between August 10 and 11.
The number of confirmed infections jumped by 128 over the two days, bringing the total number of cases to 1,975 people, the UN's health agency said.