Ebola outbreak in DRC adds 82 cases and 34 deaths in one day, total reaches 3,442 cases as Uganda reports zero new cases since June 21
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo added 82 confirmed cases and 34 deaths in a single day, Forbes reports, citing data through July 28. Total: 3,442 cases, 1,521 deaths, nearly 800 patients hospitalized across 49 health zones. Uganda, same strain, has gone six weeks without a new cas
The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo grew by 82 confirmed cases and 34 deaths in a single reporting day, according to outbreak data cited by Forbes through July 28. The total case count has reached 3,442, with 1,521 deaths, and nearly 800 patients are currently hospitalized in isolation across 49 of the country's 140 health zones spanning five provinces. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, a designation that triggers coordinated international funding and response measures. Uganda, which shares the outbreak's Bundibugyo strain, has not recorded a new case since June 21 and says it is now Ebola free. The divergence is notable: while Uganda's containment measures appear to have stopped transmission, the DRC continues to report dozens of new cases and deaths daily, underscoring how uneven outbreak control can be even within neighboring countries facing the identical virus strain. Two imported cases tied to this outbreak have already required medical evacuation to Europe, in Germany and France, showing the outbreak's reach beyond Central Africa.