International🌐 Available in EnglishSeptember 3, 2026
DRC Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
France 24
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed over 3,000 lives among more than 6,186 confirmed cases, according to latest government health ministry data released Wednesday. The outbreak remains the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record, spreading faster than containment and tracking efforts.
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared a global health emergency in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever. FRANCE 24's Emmet Livingstone reports.