Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101
Key takeaways
- DRC records 10 deaths and 35 new cases, slams armed groups for hindering health response.
- In its latest situation report on Monday, the DRC’s government said it recorded 35 new confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, including 10 deaths.
- The figures brought the total number of confirmed cases to 550 and the total number of confirmed deaths to 101.
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DRC records 10 deaths and 35 new cases, slams armed groups for hindering health response.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Medical staff wearing protective equipment place the body of an Ebola victim into a coffin at Bunia General Hospital in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo [FILE: Dieudonne Dirole/EPA]By Heba Habib and Reuters Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola deaths, expressing concern over armed groups hindering the response in the hardest-hit province of Ituri.
In its latest situation report on Monday, the DRC’s government said it recorded 35 new confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, including 10 deaths.