KAMPALA, Uganda — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30. That man remains the only fatality.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine from three, the country's health ministry said.

Nine people were confirmed to have Ebola virus in Uganda and around 265 others are being monitored under quarantine, health authorities have said. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on January 30.

Uganda has named Michael Atingi-Ego its central bank governor, President Yoweri Museveni's spokesperson said on Monday. Atingi-Ego previously worked for the central bank in a senior position, then left and returned in 2020 as deputy governor.

On Monday, President Museveni appointed Dr Michael Atingi-Ego as the new governor of the Bank of Uganda, with Dr Augustus Nuwagaba as his deputy.