Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 3,000 - as health workers go on strike

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 3,000 confirmed cases of Ebola, as it continues to battle the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

According to government data, the number of Ebola cases has increased to 3,075, while the number of deaths has risen to 1,354. That comes just three days after the DRC reported more than 1,000 deaths from the outbreak, which was declared on 15 May and is driven by the Bundibugyo strain that has no approved vaccines or treatments.

This outbreak has killed people at a faster rate than any previous outbreak, including the 2013-2016 epidemic, which killed more than 11,000 people out of 28,000 cases, and is considered the worst on record.

Meanwhile, around 100 health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern DRC have gone on strike over unpaid performance bonuses, disrupting care for patients in the epicentre of the country's rapidly growing outbreak.

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Source: Sky News, 26 July 2026