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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

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Congolese health workers stand at the Bunia Evangelical Medical Center during a visit by European Commissioner for Equality, and Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib, to assess the response to the Ebola outbreak, as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Congolese health workers stand at the Bunia Evangelical Medical Center during a visit by European Commissioner for Equality, and Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib, to assess the response to the Ebola outbreak, as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27 new samples tested positive in the previous 24 hours.

The confirmed cases include 91 deaths, government data showed.

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

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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM.

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