# DRC Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in the country’s history

https://mins.news/en/item/24056

- DW, 2026-08-17 10:06 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/drc-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-country-s-history/a-78394992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Government figures show that Ebola has killed 2,325 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exceeding the 2,299 deaths recorded in the 2018–2020 outbreak. The UN calls the current outbreak the fastest-growing on record, saying it is killing one person every 30 minutes. It began in Ituri and has spread to five other provinces.

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