DEATH TOLL TOPS 1,500 IN FASTEST-GROWING EBOLA OUTBREAK IN HISTORY, CONGO SAYS

Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne) 2026-07-30T10:09:41Z BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released…

Associated Press reports that health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The report adds: (AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne) 2026-07-30T10:09:41Z BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released…

The latest update from Congo’s government shows that as of Tuesday, 3,442 cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak, and 1,521 people have died.

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