The Ebola toll in DR Congo has been reached almost three times faster than the 2014-16 outbreak. (EPA PHOTO)The Ebola toll in DR Congo has been reached almost three times faster than the 2014-16 outbreak. (EPA PHOTO) Credit: AAPAt least 2000 people have died in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data. Starting from the first confirmed case, the death toll was reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst on record. The genetic analysis helped confirm that cases detected in Uganda were linked to the outbreak in DR Congo.