An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos reports: Congo's Ebola outbreak has resulted in over 4,000 deaths, with authorities struggling to contain the virus BUNIA, Congo -- Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history . The latest figures released by the Health Ministry on Thursday showed that 4,018 people have died among 8,300 cases recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on May 15. Some health workers, meanwhile, gathered at the epicenter in Ituri Province to demand payment for wages owed them.

WilluChill News DeskCongo · Published Friday, October 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTCUpdated Friday, October 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTC

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