Dozens flock to new Liberia Ebola centre

Monrovia - Liberia's largest Ebola treatment centre is already handling 112 patients, a day after it opened, though not all of are confirmed to have the dreaded disease.

Health officials said on Monday that 46 people admitted to the Island Clinic Treatment Centre have tested positive for Ebola. The remaining patients are being held for further observation and are being treated for other diseases, like malaria.

The 150-bed centre opened on Sunday, and ambulances rushed to its doors immediately. Liberia has been hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa.

According to new figures released on Monday, the UN health agency says Ebola is believed to have sickened more than 5 800 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal. It is blamed for more than 2 800 deaths.