The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 4,018, with 8,300 confirmed cases recorded across seven provinces. The figures were contained in data released by the Congolese government on Friday as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the outbreak. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, is the largest and deadliest recorded in the DRC, surpassing the 2018–2020 outbreaks. More than 2,000 patients have recovered from the disease, according to government figures. The outbreak is currently the second deadliest Ebola epidemic on record, after the 2014–2016 West African outbreak. The Congolese government and the United Nations said last month that transmission had begun to slow in some parts of Ituri Province, where the outbreak started.
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