Aaj TV English News - Health https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:07:25 +0500 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:07:25 +0500 60 Congo says 782 Ebola cases confirmed, two new health zones affected https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460274/congo-says-782-ebola-cases-confirmed-two-new-health-zones-affected <p><strong>The number ​of confirmed Ebola cases in ‌the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 782 after 72 new cases were ​documented in 24 hours, one ​of the biggest single-day jumps during ⁠the ongoing outbreak, government data showed on ​Sunday.</strong></p> <p>The confirmed Ebola cases include 181 ​deaths, according to the government’s latest situation report.</p> <p>The data shows that the outbreak, Congo’s ​17th, remains confined to three provinces ​in the east: Ituri, North Kivu and South ‌Kivu.</p> <p>But ⁠it showed that cases had been confirmed for the first time in the Nia-Nia health zone in ​Ituri and ​the Mabalako ⁠health zone in North Kivu.</p> <p>There are now confirmed cases ​in 20 of Ituri’s 36 ​health ⁠zones and in 10 of North Kivu’s 34 health zones, as well ⁠as ​in one health ​zone in South Kivu.</p> The number ​of confirmed Ebola cases in ‌the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 782 after 72 new cases were ​documented in 24 hours, one ​of the biggest single-day jumps during ⁠the ongoing outbreak, government data showed on ​Sunday.

The confirmed Ebola cases include 181 ​deaths, according to the government’s latest situation report.

The data shows that the outbreak, Congo’s ​17th, remains confined to three provinces ​in the east: Ituri, North Kivu and South ‌Kivu.

But ⁠it showed that cases had been confirmed for the first time in the Nia-Nia health zone in ​Ituri and ​the Mabalako ⁠health zone in North Kivu.

There are now confirmed cases ​in 20 of Ituri’s 36 ​health ⁠zones and in 10 of North Kivu’s 34 health zones, as well ⁠as ​in one health ​zone in South Kivu.

]]> Health https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460274 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:16:58 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Kpangba displacement camp where Ebola cases were observed as humanitarian agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. -- Reuters