In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation that has endured Ebola's shadow more than any other, the virus has now claimed over 7,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,400 lives in what has become the country's largest outbreak on record. Beginning in Ituri province in May and spreading across seven provinces, the epidemic has tested the limits of a health system already strained by conflict and fragile infrastructure. Yet amid the grief, cautious signals emerge: officials report the peak of transmission may have passed in mid-August, and ten health zones have gone three weeks without a new case
DRC Ebola outbreak exceeds 7,000 cases as officials signal peak may have passed
Nearly 3,400 people have died from Ebola in this outbreak, with over 7,000 confirmed cases affecting multiple provinces in the DRC.