This archive report was first published on 21 August 2020.
August 21, 2020
Two new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Lotumbe, Equateur province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the technical secretariat for the fight against Ebola.
The cases were confirmed in Imbonga and Nkasa, with one new community death reported outside of the Ebola Treatment Centre.
Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 1, 2020, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is at 92, with 42 deaths reported.
The 11th Ebola epidemic in the DRC has affected seven health zones: Bikoro, Bolomba, Iboko, Mbandaka, Lotumbe, Wangata, and Ingende, all in the greater Equateur area in north-west DRC.
