The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached close to 8,000 cases and left 3,833 people dead, according to Noticias de Navarra. The Spanish newspaper reported the figures on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Coverage of the outbreak has varied slightly by outlet. 20Minutos reported that the death toll has passed 8,300 and that confirmed cases are approaching 8,000. The two sets of figures differ, and CYBEV.io cannot reconcile them from the material available.
The outbreak has spread to two new health zones in the country, according to atlas-news.com. That outlet did not specify which zones or when the spread was confirmed.
Infobae published an account from an Argentine doctor working in Congo, who described the pace of deaths during the outbreak. The doctor said a person dies every thirty minutes, according to Infobae.
WIRED reported that one expert described the outbreak as the most frightening development since COVID-19, quoting the expert as saying, "This is what has scared me the most since covid."
The reports do not include a breakdown of cases by health zone, the status of vaccination or treatment efforts, or any response from Congolese health authorities. The World Health Organization is not cited in any of the coverage summarized here.
What to watch next: whether Congolese health authorities or the World Health Organization release official figures that clarify the differing case and death totals reported by the outlets above.
