DRC Ebola outbreak kills over 3,000 as cases exceed 6,100

Congo’s latest health ministry figures reveal that the Ebola outbreak, declared a global health emergency in mid‑May, has now recorded 6,186 confirmed cases and 3,007 deaths, surpassing 3,000 fatalities out of more than 6,100 infections. The data, released on Wednesday, indicate that the virus is spreading at an unprecedented pace, outstripping the capacity of surveillance and containment measures and marking the fastest‑growing Ebola epidemic on record.

Health officials and international partners are intensifying response efforts as the disease continues to expand across the region, but the rapid transmission rate poses significant challenges to tracking and slowing the outbreak. Ongoing monitoring and coordinated interventions remain critical to curbing further spread and reducing the death toll.