Confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo reach 282

Healthcare workers who have recovered from Ebola (Moses Sawasawa/AP)

At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ongoing outbreak, authorities have said, as patients who recovered from the disease described their indescribable joy in interviews with The Associated Press.

The outbreak remains focused in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern Ituri province, where 264 of the cases have been recorded, the ministry of health said.