DRC Ebola deaths exceed 2018-2020 outbreak, government says
Confirmed ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have climbed to 2,325 according to government figures, surpassing the total from the 2018–2020 outbreak. The country’s public health authority noted in its latest report that confirmed cases have reached 4,945, driven by 101 new infections detected over a single 24-hour window.
- Confirmed ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reached 4,945, with deaths totaling 2,325.
- The current epidemic’s death toll has exceeded the 2018–2020 outbreak, which claimed roughly 2,200 lives according to the World Health Organization.
Surpassing the 2018–2020 Outbreak Totals
The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now moved past the figures recorded during the 2018–2020 epidemic, when just over 2,200 individuals died, per World Health Organization data. Total confirmed cases stand at 4,945 following the addition of 101 new cases in a 24-hour reporting period.
Vaccine Testing and Acceleration of the Epidemic
Three months into the current outbreak, the death toll is more than five times higher than the total recorded at the same point during the West Africa epidemic between 2014 and 2016.
Historical Comparisons With West Africa
During the West African outbreak from 2014 to 2016, more than 11,000 people died. While that historical event remains the largest ebola epidemic recorded, the current spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is moving at a much faster pace. Reuters reported that the outbreak is on track to become the deadliest in the nation’s recorded history.
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