# DRC confirms more than 6,000 Ebola cases as deaths near 3,000

https://mins.news/en/item/39023

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31 16:24 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/over-6000-ebola-cases-confirmed-in-drc-as-death-toll-nears-3000?traffic_source=rss

> The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 6,041 Ebola cases, with 2,911 deaths and 619 patients isolated or hospitalised. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded. Concentration in conflict-affected eastern provinces, travel restrictions and a healthcare workers’ strike are hampering the response.

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