Congo's Ebola outbreak now second largest on record

The Ebola outbreak is the second ​largest on record ​globally, government data showed on ⁠Friday, as transmission continues ​to outpace efforts to ​contain the disease.

Congo reported 3,532 cases on Friday, surpassing the total 3,481 ​cases recorded during the ​2018-20 outbreak.

Total deaths stood at 1,556, ‌the ⁠Central African country's communications ministry said on X.

Only West Africa's 2014-16 outbreak ​was ​larger, ⁠with 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths ​recorded across Guinea, Liberia ​and ⁠Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organisation.

-Reuters