The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 5,105 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,420 deaths from the outbreak declared in the country’s east on May 15, making it the second worst Ebola epidemic globally and the most severe ever registered in the DRC, according to the latest health ministry bulletin.

The epidemic now registers a case fatality rate of 47.4%, according to the Ministry of Public Health’s bulletin with data compiled up to August 17. The official report detailed that 782 patients remain in isolation or hospitalized, 1,091 people have recovered, and the contact tracing rate stands at 84.1%.

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The outbreak surpassed 5,000 infections less than two weeks after exceeding 4,000 cases, making it the fastest‑spreading outbreak since its declaration.

The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC remains a public health emergency of international concern, following the advice of today’s @WHO Emergency Committee meeting.

We call for the cooperation of all governments and all partners, working together as one, to scale up efforts even further,… pic.twitter.com/HveRddv4aN

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 18, 2026

World Health Organization Director‑General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the situation has the potential to reach the figures of the West Africa outbreak between 2014 and 2016, which left 11,000 dead and 28,000 infected.

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