Health workers walk at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak.., in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 29 May 2026;
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KINSHASA, (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday 31 May 2026 that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 282 after nineteen new positive test results were recorded.
There have been 264 confirmed cases in Ituri province, fifteen in North Kivu province and three in South Kivu province, according to data distributed by the communications ministry.
The confirmed cases include 42 deaths, the ministry said.
