[Confirmed cases of Ebola in Kenya increase to 9] On October 21, Kenya’s Ministry of Health announced on the 20th that there was one new case of Bundibugyo Ebola in the country, and the total number of confirmed cases increased to 9, among which the first patient died. The new case is a 24-year-old male who is a relative of the first patient. He was already in isolation when symptoms appeared and was diagnosed on October 19. Currently, all nine cases belong to the same known chain of transmission, and there is no evidence that the virus has spread beyond this group. The Ministry of Health stated that the conditions of the eight patients currently under treatment have improved significantly and the overall condition is stable. As of the 20th, 134 of the 135 contacts had been traced and quarantined, accounting for 99.3%.