New Ebola Outbreak Reported in Congo, WHO Alarmed

An Ebola victim is put to rest at the Muslim cemetery in Beni, Congo, on July 14, 2019. Jerome Delay/AP Photo

A new outbreak of the Ebola virus has infected 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Equateur Province, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which said several dozen people have died.

The outbreak was first declared on June 1 in the province, and a cluster was first found in Mbandaka, the capital.