Congo says nearly 1,000 die of Ebola, confirmed cases rise to 2,473
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FILE PHOTO: A doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near an ambulance at the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center at the Bunia General Reference Hospital, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
DAKAR, July 22 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 2,473, including 999 deaths, government data showed on Wednesday. The country's public health institute said in its latest report that 50 new cases were detected on Monday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. (Reporting by Anait MiridzhanianEditing by Ros Russell)
DAKAR, July 22 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 2,473, including 999 deaths, government data showed on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
The country's public health institute said in its latest report that 50 new cases were detected on Monday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response gather at Rwampara General Hospital during a go-slow over unpaid salaries, as authorities seek to contain a new outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, in Rwampara, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
(Reporting by Anait MiridzhanianEditing by Ros Russell)
Relatives and friends of displaced people mourn next to a coffin of a suspected Ebola victim before the burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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