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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,155

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FILE PHOTO: A doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near an ambulance at the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center at the Bunia General Reference Hospital, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near an ambulance at the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center at the Bunia General Reference Hospital, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 1,155, including 304 deaths, government data showed on Thursday.

The number represented the total of confirmed cases as of Wednesday, according to a situation report that documented 37 new cases and five new deaths in the previous 24 hours.

Health officials said in the report that intensified epidemiological and biological surveillance had enabled earlier detection of cases, confirming continued growth in community transmission on a week-on-week basis.

(Reporting by Amindeh Blaise Atabong; Editing by Chris Reese)

Relatives and friends of displaced people mourn next to a coffin of a suspected Ebola victim before the burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Relatives and friends of displaced people mourn next to a coffin of a suspected Ebola victim before the burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a person who is suspected to have died from Ebola for burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a person who is suspected to have died from Ebola for burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a child who is suspected to have died of Ebola for burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a child who is suspected to have died of Ebola for burial at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an Ebola outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

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This story was originally published June 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM.

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