DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 2,000 as confirmed cases reach 4,381
The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 2,000, with 4,381 confirmed cases reported across five provinces as of August 11, 2026, according to Al Jazeera.
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- The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 2,000, with 4,381 confirmed cases reported across five provinces as of August 11, 2026, according to Al Jazeera.
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 2,000, Al Jazeera reported on August 11, 2026.
The report said 4,381 cases had been confirmed across five provinces as of Tuesday, August 11. It described the emergency as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
The figures indicate a severe, expanding public-health crisis affecting multiple parts of the country. AddisMizan is attributing the toll and case count to the source report because no separate official record was available through the configured source queue during this run.
