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title: "Ebola death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo reaches 2,011"
description: "Most outlets reported the updated death toll and infection numbers, with The Nation and Arab News Pakistan noting the rise to 1,887 and 2,011 deaths respectively, while Samaa provided the final figure of 2,011 deaths and 4,381 infections. Arab News Pakistan and Samaa described the outbreak as the fastest-spreading on record, a detail not included in The Nation’s excerpt."
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# Ebola death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo reaches 2,011

world · latest filing 11 Aug 2026, 7:02 PM PKT · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the updated death toll and infection numbers, with The Nation and Arab News Pakistan noting the rise to 1,887 and 2,011 deaths respectively, while Samaa provided the final figure of 2,011 deaths and 4,381 infections. Arab News Pakistan and Samaa described the outbreak as the fastest-spreading on record, a detail not included in The Nation’s excerpt.

## Same story from 5 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dunya News** — [Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/967418--congo-says-2000-people-have-died-in-its-ebola-outbreak-the-fastest-) · 11 Aug 2026, 7:02 PM PKT
  > The current outbreak was declared on May 15 but health authorities say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.
- **24 News HD** — [Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills more than 2,000](https://www.24newshd.tv/11-Aug-2026/ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-kills-2-000) · 11 Aug 2026, 6:38 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the latest outbreak, which is nearing the country's deadliest ever.
- **Samaa** — [Ebola deaths in Congo surpass 2,000](https://www.samaa.tv/2087355025-ebola-deaths-in-congo-surpass-2-000) · 11 Aug 2026, 1:50 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 2,011 people and infected 4,381, becoming the fastest-spreading outbreak on record, officials say.
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2654202/world) · 11 Aug 2026, 1:08 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing
  > DAKAR: Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record. The latest data from Congo’s public health institute, seen by Reuters, also ‌reported 4,381 ‌confirmed cases across five provinces. Delayed detection, conflict ‌and ⁠strained health servi...
- **The Nation** — [Ebola death toll rises to 1,887 in DR Congo](https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Aug-2026/ebola-death-toll-rises-1-887-dr-congo) · 11 Aug 2026, 7:24 AM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Brazzaville - The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday raised the number of deaths to 1,887 and confirmed Ebola cases to 4,120 due to the outbreak declared in the east of the country on May 15,According to the latest bulletin published by the Congolese Ministry of Communication, with data collected up to.

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