Uganda health authorities say they discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola. There were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.

The lone fatality from the latest outbreak was a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared in Kampala on Jan. 30

Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain under quarantine, its health minister said.

Eight patients treated for Ebola in Uganda have recovered, the country's health minister said on Wednesday, declaring the country's latest outbreak of the deadly disease "contained".

Uganda said it "contained" the latest outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus, which was confirmed by the Health Ministry in late January. The East African country discharged all eight Ebola patients on Tuesday after they tested negative and no new deaths have been reported from the disease.

The ministry of Health yesterday Tuesday discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month. World Health Organization (WHO) described the recoveries as a milestone that “reflects the power of Uganda’s quick and coordinated response.

Uganda has discharged eight Ebola patients, while 265 contacts remain under strict quarantine for monitoring, the health minister announced.