The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased, and community transmission has worsened.

The Ebola outbreak report released by the Ministry of Health of the Congo on the 23rd shows that the country's cumulative confirmed cases have risen to 1,094. According to the report from the Ministry of Health of the Congo, 387 patients are in isolation or hospitalized, with 115 cases cured and 277 deaths. There are also 131 suspected cases, with 44 suspected cases that have already died. The report states that confirmed cases are increasing on a weekly basis, indicating that community transmission is still ongoing and intensifying.