Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 282

Medical team from the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), an international NGO, set up a treatment centre for the Ebola response, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

KINSHASA, ⁠May 31 (Reuters) - Democratic ⁠Republic of Congo ‌said on Sunday that the number of ​confirmed Ebola ⁠cases had ⁠increased to 282 after ⁠19 ‌new positive test ⁠results were recorded.

There have ​been ‌264 confirmed cases ⁠in ​Ituri province, 15 in North ⁠Kivu province and ​three in South Kivu province, according ⁠to data distributed by the communications ministry.

The confirmed cases ​include ⁠42 deaths, the ​ministry said.

(Reporting ‌by Congo ​newsroom; Writing by Robbie Corey-Boulet)