More Than 5,000 Dead in DR Congo's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak

Health ministry data shows over 10,000 infected as cases spread to other African nations.

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000, marking the deadliest outbreak in the country's history, the BBC and the South China Morning Post reported.

According to data from the local Ministry of Health, 5,026 people have died out of 10,351 infected, representing a fatality rate of nearly 50 percent. Meanwhile, infections have also been recorded in other African countries.

The surge in cases and rapid spread have sparked serious concerns among health experts regarding authorities' ability to contain the epidemic. Further details have not yet been released.