Ebola Deaths in Congo Exceed 2,300... "Worst Death Toll on Record"

The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 2,300, Reuters reported.

This exceeds the number of deaths recorded during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak, making it the deadliest Ebola crisis in the history of the DRC.

According to the Public Health Research Institute of the DRC, the cumulative number of confirmed Ebola cases has increased to 4,945.

Among them, 101 cases were newly identified over the past 24 hours.

Since the official declaration of the Ebola outbreak on May 15 in the DRC, the spread has continued at a rapid pace up to the present.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is an infectious disease causing febrile illness accompanied by high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting.

Its fatality rate varies depending on the virus strain, and unlike COVID-19, it is known not to transmit through the air.

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