Medics have recorded more than 3,000 Ebola cases, including 1,354 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 17th outbreak, officials said Sunday, after infections surged by around 1,000 in just 10 days. A total of 3,075 cases have now been confirmed across five provinces, official figures showed, after the outbreak passed the 2,000-case mark on July 15.
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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 3,000 cases
July 27, 2026Medics have recorded more than 3,000 Ebola cases, including 1,354 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 17th outbreak, officials said Sunday, after infections surged by around 1,000 in just 10 days. A total of 3,075 cases have now been confirmed across five provinces, official figures showed, after the outbreak passed the 2,000-case mark on July 15.