Congo’s Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest on record

Congo’s Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest on record

Amman, August 17 (Petra) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo
recorded more than 2,300 Ebola-related deaths, according to Reuters
on Monday.

Congolese health authorities reported 2,325 deaths out of 4,945
confirmed cases during the ongoing outbreak. This total surpasses the
previous record set between 2018 and 2020, which claimed 2,299 lives
out of 3,381 confirmed infections.

The current outbreak is now the deadliest Ebola epidemic in the
country’s history, according to health officials.

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