Event · 📍 Congo - Kinshasa · first report 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC · latest 31 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC
Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000
4 sources 4 independent
Corroboration: at least 3 independent newsrooms. How we count
Evidence profile
- Independent origins: 4 from 4 reports (1 of them state media only)
- Official source: none
- Measurements: no monitoring networks for this kind of event
- Contradictions: none detected
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC First report: Al Jazeera English
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC dead: 5,000 (Al Jazeera English)
- 31 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC New independent origin: agency Reuters
- 31 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC First report from United Kingdom / global (Reuters (über Google News))
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC New independent origin: agency TASS
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC First report from Russia / global (TASS)
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC New independent origin: South China Morning Post
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC First report from Hong Kong (South China Morning Post)
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Perspectives: who reports from where?
Qatar / global (1)
- Al Jazeera English 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC
Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000
Authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.
United Kingdom / global (1)
- Reuters (über Google News) 31 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 5,000 deaths; WHO warns of risk of spread.
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 5,000 deaths; WHO warns of risk of spread. Vietnam.vn
Russia / global (1)
- TASS state-run 31 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC
Ebola death toll in DR Congo exceeds 5,000 — Health Ministry
The fatality rate stands at 48.6%, the country’s Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare said
Hong Kong (1)
- South China Morning Post 31 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC
DR Congo Ebola deaths top 5,000, cases recorded in other African nations
Deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest government data on Saturday shows. Data from the government’s …
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