600 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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July 9, 2026
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday — only three days after the figure topped 500.
Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.
Two other people have died in neighbouring Uganda, where 17 patients have recovered out of 20 total confirmed cases.
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