Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 09, 2026 · 600 words · By Heba Habib

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Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101 DRC records 10 deaths and 35 new cases, slams armed groups for hindering health response.

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What happened

Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101 DRC records 10 deaths and 35 new cases, slams armed groups for hindering health response.

Why it matters

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola deaths, expressing concern over armed groups hindering the response in the hardest-hit province of Ituri.

Common ground

In its latest situation report on Monday, the DRC’s government said it recorded 35 new confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, including 10 deaths.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the DRC’s government said it recorded 35 new confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, including 10 deaths”

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While the overall death toll is corroborated, the specific detail about 35 new cases and 10 deaths in a 24-hour window is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the general outbreak is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central Africa, from 2018 to 2020. Between 1 August…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_Ebola_epidemic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease, centered in West Africa, was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history. It caused major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the reg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_African_Ebola_epidemic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…

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Claim 2: “The UAE has since announced a ban on travellers arriving from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan”

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Claim 3: “Unlike the Zaire strain – which caused the 2014 West Africa epidemic that killed more than 11,300 people – there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo”

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Claim 4: “Neighbouring Uganda has recorded 19 cases and two deaths, all but five of them Congolese nationals who crossed the border”

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Claim 5: “The surge in Ebola cases in DRC – a country of more than 100 million people – is its 17th outbreak since the virus was first identified in 1976”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the current population of the DRC as over 100 million or that this specific event is the 17th outbreak.

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Claim 6: “Uganda has closed its border with the DRC”

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Claim 7: “The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency over the outbreak in mid-May”

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Claim 8: “The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the DRC was announced on May 15”

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Wikipedia (2026 Ebola epidemic) and other search results confirm the outbreak was reported/confirmed around May 14-15, 2026, involving the Bundibugyo strain.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 14 May 2026, an epidemic of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and began only five months after the end…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) is a species of ebolavirus that is closely related to the Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV). The virus is one of several that can cause Ebola disease in humans, taking the form of viral …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundibugyo_ebolavirus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses. Symp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola

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Claim 9: “On Sunday, a burial team was attacked at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, leaving two people seriously injured and two vehicles damaged”

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The attack at Nyamurongo cemetery is reported by Daily Maverick, but no other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific event.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The latest such attack occurred on Sunday... with a burial team targeted at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, leaving two people seriously injured and two vehicles damaged.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-09-congo-say…

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Claim 10: “The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola deaths”

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Multiple independent sources, including France24, Hasht-e Subh, and Al Jazeera, confirm the death toll reached 101.

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Claim 11: “The figures brought the total number of confirmed cases to 550 and the total number of confirmed deaths to 101”

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Confirmed by Al Jazeera, the Uganda Weekly External Situation Report, and the RIVM, all stating 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In August–November 1976, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease occurred in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The first recorded case was from Yambuku, a small village in Mongala District,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Zaire_Ebola_virus_outbrea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Health problems have been a long-standing issue limiting development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). In 2022, the Human Rights Measurement Initiative found that the DRC was fulfill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_the_Democratic_Repub…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague (AD 541–549) was an epidemic of plague that afflicted the entire Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Near East, especially the Sasanian Empire and the By…
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Claim 12: “One confirmed Ugandan case involved a Congolese citizen who had travelled to the United Arab Emirates before entering Uganda”

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Claim 13: “The outbreak is concentrated in three provinces long beset by armed conflict: Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu”

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Multiple sources, including a WHO update and health reports, confirm the outbreak is concentrated in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kivu is the name for a large region in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that borders Lake Kivu. It was a Région (read 'province') of the country under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko from 196…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Kivu (Swahili: Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital city is Goma. Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilomete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kivu

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Claim 14: “The Bundibugyo strain, first identified in western Uganda less than 20 years ago, is responsible for only the third known outbreak linked to this virus”

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Claim 15: “Two potential vaccine candidates are not yet ready for human trials”

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Claim 16: “Bunia, the capital of Ituri, was relatively calm”

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While Bunia is confirmed as the capital of Ituri by Wikipedia and CNN, the specific claim that it was 'relatively calm' is a qualitative observation not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunia

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web search NEUTRAL — For the past few days, CNN’s chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward, has been reporting from Bunia, the capital of the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of th…
https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/5-questions-forcnns-clarissa…

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web search NEUTRAL — The map locates Bunia, capital of the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also locates the town of Mongbwalu in Ituri province and the neighboring province of North Kivu.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/africa/ebola-outbre…

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Claim 17: “more than 120 armed groups operate in the three provinces”

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Wikipedia (Kivu conflict), UNHCR, and other reports all confirm the presence of over 120 armed groups in the eastern DRC provinces.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 1, 2022 ... rights situation in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri ... In. February 2021 there were reportedly around 120 armed groups across the eastern Congo.
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2082340/6368eec64.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2026 ... ... more than 30 years. Over 120 militias and armed groups operate in Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces, many regularly ...
https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/democratic-republic-of-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Including neighboring Ituri province, there are more than 120 different armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... armed groups are ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict

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Claim 18: “the latest cases were recorded in 17 of Ituri’s health zones, as well as seven health zones in North Kivu and one in South Kivu”

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A specific health report on the Bundibugyo virus outbreak explicitly lists cases in 17 health zones in Ituri, 7 in North Kivu, and 1 in South Kivu.

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2024 · We show you how to access and clear the all recent files list in Windows 11 and Windows 10 for enhanced productivity or privacy.
https://winbuzzer.com/2024/02/14/windows-10-how-to-find-and-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 1, 2024 · Since Windows 10, the Windows operating system has offered an easy way to view recent files. The Quick Access (Windows 10) or Home (Windows 11) in File Explorer shows a list of up to twe…
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-view-all-recent-files-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of RECENT is having lately come into existence : new, fresh. How to use recent in a sentence.
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Claim 19: “Mauritius has also reportedly barred entry from the three countries”

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