Kinshasa, June 8th, 2026 (CPA).- The cumulative number of patients who have recovered from Ebola virus disease as of June 6 stood at nine, according to the key epidemiological indicators published by the Ministry in charge of Health, a copy of which was received by CPA on Monday. “The key epidemiological indicators show 488 cumulative confirmed cases, 86 cumulative deaths among confirmed cases, 267 patients in isolation and hospitalization, nine cumulative recoveries and a 67.2 percent contact follow-up rate,” the Ministry in charge of Health report stated.
According to the report, the distribution of cases by province indicates that Ituri, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, includes the health areas of Bunia, Rwampara, Mongbwalu, Mambasa, Nyakunde and Rimba. In North Kivu Province, the affected health zones include Katwa with 11 confirmed cases and seven deaths; Beni with five confirmed cases and three deaths; Butembo with four confirmed cases and two deaths; Oicha with two confirmed cases and two deaths; Kalunguta with one confirmed case and no deaths; Kyondo with one confirmed case and no deaths; and Goma with one confirmed case and no deaths.
South Kivu Province has recorded three confirmed cases and one death in the Miti-Murhesa health zone. The Ebola outbreak was officially declared on May 15th, 2026, by the Minister of Health and is currently in the response phase, with health workers supported by the government and various financial and health partners.
Ituri Province remains the epicenter of the outbreak and continues to face challenges related to compliance with preventive measures and the insecurity prevailing in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.