Democratic Republic of the Congo: DR Congo records over 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases, 2,911 deaths.

Shotlist FILE: Beni, North Kivu, DR Congo - July 2026 1. Ambulance FILE: Beni, North Kivu, DR Congo - June 30, 2026 2. Various of Ebola treatment center, posters FILE: DR Congo - Date Unknown 3. Various of health workers in protective suits FILE: Bunia, Ituri Province, DR Congo - May 30, 2026 4. Various of health workers putting on protective clothing FILE: Goma, North Kivu Province, DR Congo - May 2026 5. Various of people having body temperature checked FILE: Ituri Province, DR Congo - May 2026 6. Notice outlining Ebola prevention measures 7. Various of health worker taking people's temperatures 8. Various of camp for internally displaced people FILE: Bunia, Ituri Province, DR Congo - June 2026 9. Medical workers in protective suits 10. Health worker disinfecting makeshift medical premises 11. Funeral in progress, health workers in protective suits 12. Health worker disinfecting other health worker's boot Storyline Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 6,000, with nearly 3,000 deaths, according to the latest figures released Monday. Local authorities reported that as of Saturday, the DRC had recorded 6,041 confirmed cases across six provinces, including 2,911 deaths, bringing the overall case fatality rate to 48.2 percent. A total of 1,366 patients have recovered. The outbreak has now affected 60 health zones in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, Bas-Uele and Tshopo. The current outbreak, declared in May, has since become the country's largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic on record and the second-largest globally, behind the 2014-2016 epidemic in West Africa. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]