Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the country's history, with at least two thousand three hundred twenty-five deaths, the Guardian reports, citing official government data. That toll surpasses the previous record set by the 2018-to-2020 outbreak. The country's public health institute says confirmed cases have climbed to four thousand nine hundred forty-five, including one hundred one detected in just the past twenty-four hours.

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