On June 1, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the DRC was facing a new Ebola outbreak,  its 11th since the virus was discovered in 1976. The outbreak haa come at an already challenging time, as the Coronavirus pandemic has put addition strain on health systems and resources.
The 11th outbreak is centered in Équateur province. On June 9, WHO announced that there is no link between the tenth outbreak and the eleventh outbreak.
Sadly, of September, more than 45 deaths and 100 confirmed cases have been linked to the outbreak.