Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 4,449

FILE PHOTO: Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

NAIROBI, ⁠Aug ⁠12 (Reuters) - The ‌number of confirmed ​Ebola cases ⁠in ⁠the Democratic ⁠Republic ‌of Congo ⁠has ​increased ‌to 4,449, ⁠including ​2,061 ⁠deaths, government ​data showed late ⁠on Tuesday.

(Reporting by ​Vincent ⁠Mumo ​Nzilani; ‌Editing by ​Jacqueline Wong)