DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record

A total of 4,381 cases across five provinces have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as of Tuesday.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago.At least 1,000 of the deaths have occurred in the last three weeks, according to official government data, as the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DR Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages as deaths surpass 1,800list 2 of 3WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading at ‘unprecedented rate’list 3 of 3DRC’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHOend of listA total of 4,381 Ebola cases across five provinces of the DRC have been confirmed as of Tuesday, including 2,011 deaths. It is the fastest-growing outbreak on record in the Central African country and is second in size only to the West African outbreak from 2014 to 2016, during which 11,310 people died.The response to the outbreak has been complicated by several factors, including strikes by unpaid health workers, misinformation and cultural ...