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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 452, including 82 deaths

By Robbie Corey-Boulet Reuters
A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

DAKAR - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 452 after 71 new cases were confirmed in the previous 24 hours.

The confirmed cases include 82 deaths, government data showed.

(Reporting by Congo newsroom; Writing by Robbie Corey-Boulet)

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM.

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