Congo’s Ebola outbreak in the country’s east has killed at least 930 people, according to Congo’s Ministry of Health, with multiple outlets reporting the death toll has reached or is approaching 1,000. The World Health Organization also describes the outbreak as the fastest in history and says the reported figures likely understate the true impact.

WHO indicates the real number of deaths could be roughly two to four times higher than what is being officially recorded, citing limits in reporting and case detection. Some reports further describe the outbreak as becoming the deadliest in Congo, but published death tolls vary between outlets, with claims of more than 2,300 and other figures above 1,000. PBS and others also note that health authorities are racing to contain the virus in areas affected by rapid spread, while emphasizing that there is no widely approved vaccine or treatment for Ebola in the region.

Overall coverage agrees that deaths are at least near 1,000 and that WHO believes the outbreak’s true scale is larger than confirmed numbers suggest, while differing on the most recent totals published and how far beyond official counts the outbreak has reached.