DR Congo govt says Ebola outbreak now the country's deadliest

DR Congo govt says Ebola outbreak now the country's deadliest
AFP
Monday 17 August 2026 - 09:47

An Ebola outbreak has now killed 2,325 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak of the virus, according to government figures released Monday.

The deaths were from 4,945 confirmed cases, overtaking an outbreak in 2018-2020 that killed 2,299 people from 3,381 confirmed cases. The United Nations says that Ebola is now killing a victim every 30 minutes in the DRC.

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