Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the second-largest on record, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The country has recorded 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths across five provinces and 53 health zones.

In a video posted on X on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the outbreak was spreading faster than any previous Ebola outbreak at the same stage and was on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West African outbreak.

The West African outbreak, which affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, remains the world's largest Ebola outbreak, with more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths recorded.

Mr Ghebreyesus said a high proportion of cases were b...