Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history leaves 2,300 dead in Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation.The outbreak unfolding in one of DRC's most vulnerable regions is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with 4,945 cases including 2,325 deaths, according to government data.It's the DRC's 17th outbreak, with a toll that has eclipsed that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.The latest data shows 101 new cases and 33 deaths reported in the previous 24 hours The World Health Organization has said it is on track to surpass the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the deadliest on record with more than 11,000 deaths.Trish Newport, emergency coordinator with Doctors Without Borders, said the limited community engagement in the outbreak remains a key challenge."The community needs to be aware about the outbreak," she told The Associated Press news agency, adding that people "need to be involved in the response, and they need to know what the signs and symptoms are and what to do if they get sick