Thursday, July 9, 2026

Update: Another Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600

From Reuters, July 8/9:

The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday that suspected ​Ebola cases had been reported in a new province, ‌highlighting the expansion of the ongoing outbreak as deaths hit 600.

The outbreak, declared on May 15, has so far infected 1,759 people across the ​eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, ​according to the government's latest situation report published Wednesday ⁠night. 

But that case total does not include two cases in ​Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province and one of Congo's ​biggest cities, the situation report said....

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