Kinshasa, October 7th, 2026 (CPA).- More than 8,600 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been recorded since the beginning of the outbreak in seven provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the epidemiological situation report on the disease consulted by CPA on Wednesday. “The key epidemiological data report 8,665 confirmed cases in seven provinces, including 4,178 deaths and 2,259 recoveries.
A total of 890 people are currently hospitalized, while the overall case fatality rate stands at 47.2% and the contact follow-up rate at 80.4%,” the report said.
According to the source, 64 health zones have been affected by the outbreak in the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, Tshopo, Bas-Uele, South Ubangi and Haut-Uele.
The report indicated that in Tshopo Province, 600 vaccine doses had been delivered to four of the five health zones, with vaccination having started in Makiso-Kisangani and Mangobo.
In Bas-Uele, meanwhile, 1,333 people have already been vaccinated. In North Kivu Province, the source noted that the expansion of the Katwa Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) had been completed and all 33 requested ambulance transfers had been carried out.
Regarding Bas-Uele Province, the report indicated that three of the four burial teams trained with the Red Cross are already working as part of the response. It added that 24 patients were declared cured within 24 hours in five provinces, including 17 in Ituri, bringing the total number of recoveries since the beginning of the outbreak to 2,259. ACP/