# Over 6,000 Ebola cases recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo

https://mins.news/en/item/39085

- TASS, 2026-08-31 17:24 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2180039

> The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 6,041 laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases, including 96 reported in the past 24 hours. The outbreak’s death toll has reached 2,911, with a 48.2% case fatality rate. Ituri Province remains the epicenter, while 619 symptomatic people are in hospitals or isolation facilities.

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- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

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