Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

By Reuters

Published June 8, 2026 5:34am

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry a coffin with the dead body of a child who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 24, 2026. The child's parents remain at the isolation centre at the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27 new samples tested positive in the previous 24 hours.

The confirmed cases include 91 deaths, government data showed. — Reuters

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

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