Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Tops 200

The outbreak is believed to be wider than the official figures, in part because authorities struggled to identify Ebola cases in the spring.

Volunteers with the Red Cross move a casket with a man who died from Ebola, in Bunia, Congo, on June 13, 2026. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images

The number of confirmed deaths in the growing Ebola outbreak in central Africa has climbed above 200, officials said on June 18.

Congolese authorities have confirmed 232 deaths, Dr. Samuel Kamba, Congo’s health minister, told reporters during a briefing. Seventy-eight people have recovered from Ebola, or had two tests that came back negative.