WHO: over 60,000 cholera cases reported in DR Congo in 2026
The organisation reports 1,800 deaths since the start of the year in its 4 November briefing. The figures concern the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
More than 60,000 cholera cases and 1,800 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the start of 2026, according to the World Health Organization. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented the figures at the 4 November briefing in Geneva.
WHO describes the outbreak as the country’s worst in decades. These are cumulative reported figures, rather than a single day’s toll. The statement distinguishes cholera from the concurrent Ebola epidemic; the two diseases’ figures are not combined here.
The importance of access to safe water
WHO’s cholera fact sheet highlights safe water, sanitation and hygiene in prevention. Timely access to care, surveillance and vaccination are also central to the response.
The new figures concern DR Congo. They are not accompanied by an announcement of a corresponding outbreak in Greece or a new official Greek warning.
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