Congo: 3,398 deaths from Ebola virus
Qiyas summary
Infections exceed 7,000 and deaths reach 3,398 in Congo amid difficult conditions
Translated by Qiyas from النهار — Original source
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 7,000, with the death toll reaching 3,398, according to the latest government data released yesterday. This outbreak now ranks as the second largest, following the 2014–2016 epidemic in West Africa, which infected more than 28,600 people and claimed over 11,000 lives in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The disease is spreading in eastern Congo under extremely difficult conditions, exacerbated by insecurity, population displacement, and a strike by health sector workers.
