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Ebola infections top 7,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo, government data show
Health officials say shortages of staff, partners and funding are slowing the Ebola response as confirmed cases climb to 7,022.
- On Friday, confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo reached 7,022, with the virus spreading to a seventh province, South Ubangi, located in the northwest, government data showed.
- Caused by the Bundibugyo species, the outbreak has become the deadliest in Congo's history, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic and ranking second only to the 2014-2016 West African outbreak that infected over 28,600 people.
- Government figures confirmed 3,398 deaths among the 7,022 cases across seven provinces, with a 23-year-old man who died on Tuesday testing positive after leaving South Kivu on July 10 and traveling abroad.
- With the virus reaching regions bordering Congo Republic and Central African Republic, Congo's public health institute announced contact tracing has begun for the first confirmed case in South Ubangi.
- Shortages of trained staff, operational partners, and funding are constraining containment efforts, the World Health Organization reported, as the outbreak expands geographically across new provinces.
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