# Ebola cases in DR Congo top 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/117382

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 12:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-surpass-10000-in-fastest-growing-outbreak?traffic_source=rss

> The DRC has confirmed 10,060 Ebola cases and 4,887 deaths in the country’s fastest-growing and deadliest outbreak. The epidemic has spread across borders, and about 80 percent of new cases fall outside transmission chains monitored by health authorities. Treatment centres are overwhelmed, while remote areas lack supplies and health workers.

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