Kenya confirms new Ebola case, bringing total infections to 9, health ministry says

Kenya's Ebola outbreak rose to nine confirmed cases on Tuesday

The new case was a contact of the country's first patient who tested positive while in quarantine

Health officials said there is still no evidence of transmission beyond known contacts of the first patient

Authorities have identified 135 contacts linked to the nine patients, with 134 now in quarantine

Oct. 3: The first patient arrived in Nairobi after traveling from Congo via Uganda · Oct. 5: The first patient tested positive for Ebola and died the same day · Oct. 6: Kenya announced its first Ebola case · Tuesday: A ninth case was confirmed after a contact tested positive while in quarantine · Oct. 25: The first group of contacts is expected to complete the 21-day quarantine period

9 confirmed cases · 135 identified contacts · 134 contacts in quarantine · 4 relatives infected · 4 health care workers infected · 4000 deaths in Congo