Health
DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000
October 2, 2026 at 09:30 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, with 8,300 confirmed cases across seven provinces, and the worst in the country's history.
- Official figures released Friday showed 4,018 deaths and 8,300 confirmed cases across seven provinces.
- The UN reported that soldiers burned a transit centre for Ebola patients near Bunia, forcing 19,000 people to flee.
- Marie-Celestin Karondwa, a UDPS official in Butembo, was beaten to death at his home after a radio awareness programme.
- WHO warned the epidemic is "far from over" and could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak that killed more than 11,000.