Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest in DR Congo's History

JUST IN: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country's history, with 2,325 deaths recorded, the World Health Organization says.

Ebola has now killed 2,325 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That makes this the deadliest outbreak in the country's history, past the 2,299 lives lost between 2018 and 2020, and the World Health Organization confirmed it on Monday.

The numbers behind it are grim. Nearly five thousand confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in May, 730 patients still in isolation, and a fatality rate that has climbed to 46 percent. These pictures show health workers in full protective equipment at a treatment facility, doing this work every single day.

This is the Bundibugyo strain, and it has no approved treatment. Vaccine trials are running in the UK and Canada, but on the ground, conflict, weak infrastructure and deep distrust of medical teams are slowing everything down. The WHO's own words, the outbreak is outpacing the response. Neighbouring countries are on alert, and 54 million dollars in UN funding is moving.

Almost one in two people who catch this are dying. That is where this stands tonight.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.

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