Ebola outbreak in DR Congo surpasses 8,000 cases, 3,900 deaths
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported over 8,000 confirmed Ebola cases in the largest outbreak in its history.
Key Takeaways
AIGovernment data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday showed that confirmed Ebola cases have surpassed 8,000 since the onset of the ongoing outbreak in the Central African nation.
A report from the Congolese Institute of Public Health stated that the number of confirmed cases has reached 8,067, with the death toll rising to 3,901.
The report noted that the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus and is the largest and deadliest in the country's history, surpassing the outbreak that occurred between 2018 and 2020.
Comparison with previous outbreaks
The report added that, in terms of scale and fatalities, only the West Africa Ebola outbreak from 2014 to 2016 was larger, infecting more than 28,600 people and causing over 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.