Four new cases of Ebola fever have been reported in Guinea, bringing the total number to 258 in the west African nation, the country's health authorities said on Friday.

There were three new cases in Guekedou and one in Boffa. At the same time, two people died from the disease in Tielimele and one died in Boffa region.

Due to the continued spread of the disease, health authorities have launched sensitization campaigns to urge the population to wash their hands as a way of preventing the contamination of Ebola virus.

Statistics showed that since January, there have been 258 Ebola cases reported across the country, out of which 160 people have died.

The southern region that borders Liberia and Sierra Leone has been the epicenter of the epidemic, with 139 cases and 102 deaths.