The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine, with one confirmed death, the country’s Ministry of Health has said. In a statement late on Monday, the Health Ministry said that of the other new cases,

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number of facilities.

In its last outbreak, more than two years ago, Uganda saw 164 cases and 55 confirmed deaths from Ebola. Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years.

The Ugandan health ministry has said the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country has risen from three to nine. Recall that the East African country last month declared an outbreak of the severe,

Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine, health authorities have said. The nine cases include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on January 30.