Ebola outbreak surpasses 10,000 cases in Congo as deaths near 5,000

The Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 4,900 deaths reported across affected countries as the virus continues to spread beyond the country’s borders.

The outbreak has killed 4,887 people in Congo, where health officials have confirmed 10,060 cases as of Oct. 25, according to data from the Congolese Ministry of Health. More than 2,600 patients have recovered from the disease.