The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 3,901 deaths in its current Ebola crisis, making it the second most severe of its kind in global history. Confirmed cases have risen above 8,000, which establishes the current outbreak as the most severe ever experienced within the nation.

Only the West African epidemic of 2014-16 saw a higher volume of infections globally. Government data released September 28 confirms that the toll has passed the 8,000 mark for the first time as health officials continue to track the virus in the Central African country.