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title: "Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show"
description: "DAKAR, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 11,000, government data showed on Tuesday."
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# Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show

> DAKAR, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 11,000, government data showed on Tuesday.

By Reuters · Published 11 November 2026, 06:37 SAST

## Content

- Confirmed infections now total 11,042, and 5,387 people have died, the data showed
- The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus, was declared in mid-May. There are no approved treatments or vaccines for this species
- It is the second-largest and deadliest outbreak on record behind only the 2014-2016 West African outbreak, which infected more than 28,600 people and killed more than 11,000
- Eight of Congo's 26 provinces have been affected, and many deaths have occurred outside treatment centres
- Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have led to a more rapid spread of the virus than in previous outbreaks
- The disease has now been reported in [**East**](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL6N46K0K0&linkedFromStory=true), Central and [**West Africa**](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL2N46H04Z&linkedFromStory=true), giving it the widest geographic spread of any Ebola outbreak on the continent to date

(Reporting by Clement Bonnerot; Writing by Ayen Deng Bior and Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Chris Reese and Sonali Paul)