There have been 56 more deaths in a 48-hour period in West Africa's ebola outbreak, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,069.
The vast majority of deaths have been in the countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
There have also been three deaths in Nigeria, following the worst-ever outbreak which began in March.
In the two days to August 11, there were 128 new cases, meaning a total of 1,975, according to the World Health Organisation.
Ebola is one of the most deadly diseases and has a fatality rate of up to 90%.
Many of the dead are health workers, who are often working with inadequate supplies and protection.
Miguel Pajares was flown to Spain from Liberia Among the victims is the first European - a Spanish priest who died on Tuesday in a Madrid hospital after being infected while treating ebola patients in Liberia.
Several hundred mourners have attended a funeral service for missionary Miguel Pajares in the capital.
The 75-year-old man was cremated shortly after he died and his ashes were taken in an urn in a black hearse to the chapel of San Rafael hospital.
He had been treated with an experimental US serum, ZMapp.
The drug is also being used on two Americans infected with the disease.
Liberia's presidency said the US has approved a request for sample doses of the drug to be sent to Liberia.
However, a spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had simply helped connect the Liberian government with the drug's manufacturer.
Guinea is considering asking for access to the vaccine, according to communications minister Al Houssein Makanera Kake.
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