Ebola in the DRC: More Than 10,000 Confirmed Cases in Eight Provinces

Kinshasa, October 27^th, 2026 (CPA).– More than 10,000 Ebola cases have been confirmed in eight provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a report by the National Institute of Public Health on the situation of the disease, consulted by CPA on Tuesday. “The Ebola virus disease situation as of October 25^th shows 10,060 confirmed cases in the provinces of Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo, South Ubangi and North Ubangi, including 4,887 deaths,” the report stated. According to the report, Ituri Province remains the epicenter of the epidemic, with 7,211 confirmed cases, including 3,370 deaths. The source also indicated that 9,414 people had been vaccinated, 16,205 contacts had been monitored over a 24-hour period, and the contact-tracing rate had reached 82%. The epidemic has also affected other countries, including Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. ACP/