Ebola death toll soars to 100 less than a month after outbreak declared ^16.4%

The Independent - By Anna Loren - 6/9/2026, 9:55 AM

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More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. Efforts to contain the outbreak, declared on 15 May, are being severely hampered by attacks on health workers, local scepticism, and armed conflict in some hotspots. The latest report, issued on Monday,... more