Ebola outbreak in DRC spreads to seventh province, deadliest on record

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declared in May, has caused over 3,300 deaths among more than 6,800 confirmed cases, making it the worst in the country's history. The virus has now spread to a seventh province, South Ubangi, in the northwest, indicating continued geographic expansion. The scale and spread suggest a major public health crisis with regional implications, though response capacity and containment measures remain uncertain.