Government data from the Democratic Republic of Congo showed that the current Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the country’s history, with the death toll rising to 2,325 and surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded during the 2018-2020 outbreak.

The total number of confirmed cases rose to 4,945 after 101 new infections were recorded over 24 hours, while the case fatality rate among confirmed cases reached about 47 percent.

The outbreak is concentrated mainly in Ituri Province in northeastern Congo, amid challenges facing efforts to contain the disease.