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Ebola fatality rate in DR Congo tops 50% as death toll reaches 5,372

Africanews2 November 2026, 11:53 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had reached 5,372 as of Friday, with a case fatality rate of 51.6%, according to new data.

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