Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,502

FILE PHOTO: Congolese health workers receive a patient at the Rwampara General Hospital as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

July ⁠3 (Reuters) - The ⁠number of ‌confirmed Ebola cases in ​the Democratic ⁠Republic ⁠of Congo has ⁠increased to ‌1,502, ⁠including 473 ​deaths, ‌government data showed ⁠on ​Friday.

The cases ⁠were recorded in ​the eastern provinces of ⁠Ituri, North Kivu and ​South ⁠Kivu.

(Writing by ​Ayen ‌Deng BiorEditing ​by Bill Berkrot)