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16.06.26 - 10:00
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Ebola Cases, Deaths Jump In Congo As Outbreak Spreads (ZeroHedge)
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Ebola Cases, Deaths Jump In Congo As Outbreak Spreads
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
The number of Ebola cases and deaths has risen in Congo, the epicenter of an ongoing outbreak, officials said on June 14.
Response personnel carry the body of a person who died from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, on June 13, 2026. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
Thirty-two new deaths and 72 new cases have been confirmed in the central African country, Congo's Ministry of Communications said in a statement.
The cumulative number of cases is up to 782, and the cumulative number of deaths is 181.
The case fatality rate, or the percentage of sick people who have died, is 23.1 percent.
The outbreak, which was first detected in May but believed to have started earlier, has also spread to two additional health zones in Congo, officials said. One of the new zones is in Ituri province, where most of the cases are; the second is in North Kivu province.
The three provinces with reported cases are all in eas...
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