Congo confirms 3,532 Ebola cases

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 3,532, including 1,556 deaths, according to government data released on Friday.

REUTERS

31 July 2026 at 08:14:55

A Congolese health worker cleans outside her station during the tour by Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, at the Mongbwalu General Hospital in the Ebola-stricken town of Mongbwalu, as authorities intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain on the outskirts of Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, which is the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 24, 2026.

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The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 3,532, including 1,556 deaths, according to government data released on Friday.

The outbreak continues to pose a public health challenge as authorities monitor the spread of the virus and work to contain further infections. -Reporting by Fiston Mahamba; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Alexander Winning/Reuters