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Jesus. All sources state that the majority of the deaths were people 16-18 years of age. This is extremely lethal with a 21%-60% fatality rate, even if the numbers are all over the place. Covid has about a 3% fatality rate, for comparison.
NY Post has the death toll at 179 with 300 infected.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/a-mystery-disease-has-killed-179-mostly-teenagers-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/
Reuters splits the difference with 143 dead.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/unknown-disease-kills-143-southwest-congo-local-authorities-say-2024-12-03/
Your reuters link says 2024-12-03 and nyt link says, 2024-12-04 which explains why nyt has a higher number.
edit: nypost not nyt
Yes, the infection rate is reported as climbing, but the number of fatalities varies greatly.
300/179 in the NY Post vs 376/79 in the posted article