# Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 9,700

https://mins.news/en/item/111156

- TASS, 2026-10-22 13:17 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2206313

> The DRC National Institute of Public Health reported 9,704 laboratory-confirmed Ebola infections and 4,687 deaths, a case fatality rate of 48.3%. Another 937 symptomatic patients were being treated in hospitals and isolation centers. The outbreak began in the DRC and Uganda on May 15; Uganda has declared it over, while Kenya and Nigeria have since reported cases.

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