Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes country's worst with over 2,300 dead
BUNIA, Congo — Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation. The outbreak unfolding in one of Congo’s most vulnerable regions is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with 4,945 cases including 2,325 deaths, according to government data released overnight into Monday. It's Congo’s…
BUNIA, Congo — The Ebola outbreak in Congo has now claimed over 2,300 lives, making it the deadliest outbreak in the history of the disease in the Central African nation. Unfolding in one of Congo's most vulnerable regions, this outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, with 4,945 confirmed cases resulting in 2,325 deaths, according to government data released overnight into Monday.
This marks Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak, surpassing the toll of the 2018-2020 outbreak, which recorded 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases. As of the latest data, 101 new cases and 33 deaths were reported within the previous 24 hours. Despite over 1,000 recoveries, 730 individuals remain hospitalized or in isolation. The outbreak's rapid progression has alarmed health authorities, with the World Health Organization fearing it may outpace the 2014-16 West African Ebola outbreak, the deadliest with over 11,000 deaths.
Trish Newport, the emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), highlighted the challenge of community engagement amidst the crisis.
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