# DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record

https://mins.news/en/item/19016

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-11 10:52 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/drc-ebola-death-toll-passes-2000-amid-fastest-growing-outbreak-on-record?traffic_source=rss

> The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 2,000. As of Tuesday, authorities had confirmed 4,381 cases across five provinces. The outbreak is described as the fastest-growing on record. Its continued spread is intensifying concern over the country’s public health situation.

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