Liberia is 'Ebola free' as last patient is discharged

A woman is injected with an Ebola vaccine in Liberia. Credit: Reuters

The last Ebola patient in Liberia is to be discharged from hospital today.

If the West African country reports no new cases of the deadly disease within the next 42 days they will officially be declared Ebola-free.

Liberia has the highest number of Ebola deaths, with over 4,000 since the outbreak began.