KINSHASA — Government data released Sunday shows the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak has grown to 782 confirmed cases, following a surge of 72 new infections recorded within a single 24-hour period — one of the largest one-day increases seen during this outbreak.
The government’s most recent situation report also confirms that 181 people have died from the disease among those confirmed cases.
According to the data, this outbreak — the country’s 17th — continues to be limited to three eastern provinces: Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu.
However, the report reveals that Ebola has now been detected for the first time in two additional areas: the Nia-Nia health zone in Ituri province and the Mabalako health zone in North Kivu province.
The disease has now spread to 20 of Ituri’s 36 health zones and 10 of North Kivu’s 34 health zones, along with one health zone in South Kivu.
