Event · 📍 Congo - Kinshasa · first report 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC · latest 31 Oct 2026, 10:36 UTC

Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000

8 sources 8 independent 🌐 5 languages

Corroboration: at least 3 independent newsrooms. How we count

Evidence profile

• Independent origins: 8 from 8 reports (1 of them state media only)
• Official source: none
• Measurements: no monitoring networks for this kind of event
• Contradictions: none detected

Timeline

1. 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC First report: Al Jazeera English
2. 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC dead: 5,000 (Al Jazeera English)
3. 31 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC New independent origin: agency Reuters
4. 31 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC First report from United Kingdom / global (Reuters (über Google News))
5. 31 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTC New independent origin: Deutschlandfunk
6. 31 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTC First report from Germany (Deutschlandfunk)
7. 31 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC New independent origin: agency TASS
8. 31 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC First report from Russia / global (TASS)
9. 31 Oct 2026, 07:31 UTC New independent origin: Infobae
10. 31 Oct 2026, 07:31 UTC First report from Argentina / Latin America (Infobae)
11. 31 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTC New independent origin: Tagesschau
12. 31 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC New independent origin: Klix.ba
13. 31 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC First report from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Klix.ba)
14. 31 Oct 2026, 10:36 UTC New independent origin: N1 Srbija
15. 31 Oct 2026, 10:36 UTC First report from Serbia (N1 Srbija)

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Germany (2)

• Deutschlandfunk 31 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTC
  Gesundheit - Schon mehr als 5.000 Ebola-Tote im Kongo
  In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo hat die Zahl der Toten durch das Ebola-Virus die Marke von 5.000 überschritten.
• Tagesschau 31 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTC
  Zahl der Ebola-Toten im Kongo steigt auf über 5000
  Zahl der Ebola-Toten im Kongo steigt auf über 5000

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

Argentina / Latin America (1)

• Infobae 31 Oct 2026, 07:31 UTC
  El brote de ébola en la RD del Congo deja ya más de 5.000 personas muertas

Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)

• Klix.ba 31 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC
  Broj umrlih od ebole u Kongu premašio 5.000, raste strah od širenja po Africi
  Broj umrlih u epidemiji ebole u Kongu premašio je 5.000, pokazuju najnoviji vladini podaci objavljeni u subotu, dok se slučajevi bilježe i u drugim afričkim zemljama.

Serbia (1)

• N1 Srbija 31 Oct 2026, 10:36 UTC
  Broj smrtnih slučajeva od ebole u Kongu prešao 5.000
  Broj smrtnih slučajeva od epidemije ebole u Demokratskoj Republici Kongo premašio je 5.000, zemlja se bori sa širenjem zaraze, a novi slučajevi se ble

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