Kinshasa, Oct. 19th, 2026 (CPA).- The province of Nord-Ubangi, in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is the eighth province affected by Ebola, according to the report on the epidemiological situation of the disease seen by CPA on Monday. “The geographical breakdown shows that eight provinces have been affected, namely: Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Tshopo, Sud-Kivu, Nord-Kivu, Ituri, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele,” it is read. According to the same source, 66 health zones have been affected across these eight provinces: one in Nord-Ubangi, one in Sud-Ubangi, seven in Tshopo, four in Bas-Uele, seven in Haut-Uele, 17 in Nord-Kivu and 28 in Ituri.
Furthermore, 9,455 confirmed cases have been recorded, including 4,561 deaths and 2,530 recoveries. 925 people are currently hospitalised. The overall case fatality rate stands at 47.2%, whilst the contact tracing rate is 80%. Furthermore, the source has noted that eight patients have been discharged from treatment centres after recovering (seven in Ituri and one in Masereka, in Nord-Kivu) following two negative follow-up tests.