Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 488

By Reuters

Published June 7, 2026 1:36pm

Red Cross workers disinfect the ground outside the house of a man who died of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment walk in formation as they disinfect the ground outside the house of an unidentified man who died of Ebola, before retrieving his body, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/ Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

DAKAR - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 488.

The confirmed cases include 86 deaths, government data showed. —Reuters

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 488

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