Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spread

There’s still no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus as the country struggles for control in infected areas.Published On 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed more than 1,500 people, as the spread of the virus continues to outpace response efforts, new statistics have revealed.DRC has now recorded 3,442 cases of the virus and 1,521 deaths, a government update said on Thursday. The data marks a 50 percent increase in the death toll over the past week, with authorities continuing to struggle to rein in the outbreak in the east of the country, where decades of conflict with rebel groups have left government control and infrastructure lax or absent.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreadslist 2 of 4Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’list 3 of 4Ebola infections in DR Congo surge to 3,200, with 1,405 deathslist 4 of 4Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreakend of listThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said that the sharp rise since last week partly reflects a backlog of case...