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In DR Congo, 106,401 cholera cases and 3,124 deaths recorded

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In DR Congo, 106,401 cholera cases and 3,124 deaths recordedOxfam East Africa · CC BY 2.0

In DR Congo, cholera adds to the Ebola outbreak declared on 15 May. Endemic to the region, cholera is on a worrying upward trajectory there: since the start of 2026, the World Health Organization has recorded 106,401 cases and 3,124 deaths. The epidemic has been ongoing since 2022.

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In maps and figures

Real-time tracker · Ebola

Ebola in DR Congo: the outbreak in figures

As of 12 November 2026 : 11,254 confirmed cases (+451 in 7 days), 5,505 deaths

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Circles: health zones; terracotta, a case in the last 21 days.
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