19.10.2026 12:12
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to 8 provinces with new cases seen in the northern province of Nord-Ubangi. Since May, 9,415 confirmed cases have been recorded in the outbreak, 4,536 people have died, and the fatality rate has reached 48.2%. The outbreak has been recorded as the second-largest Ebola outbreak in the world after the 2014-2016 West African outbreak.
With new Ebola cases seen in the Nord-Ubangi province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of provinces in the country where the outbreak has spread has risen to 8.
According to the latest report published by the Ministry of Health on Sunday, one of two patients in their 20s in whom the virus was detected in the Wapinda health zone died. The report did not provide information about the source of the infection.
DEATH RATE 48 PERCENT
In the period from May, when the outbreak began in the country, to Friday, a total of 9,415 confirmed cases were recorded, 4,536 of which resulted in death. Accordingly, the case fatality rate was 48.2 percent.
More than 73 percent of confirmed cases nationwide were seen in the eastern Ituri province. Ituri, the center of the outbreak, was followed by the neighboring North Kivu province. As of now, the outbreak has spread to 66 health zones in 8 provinces.
SECOND LARGEST EBOLA OUTBREAK IN HISTORY
The Ebola outbreak announced in May was recorded as the largest Ebola outbreak experienced in the country to date and the one that caused the most deaths, and globally as the second largest Ebola outbreak after the outbreak experienced in West Africa in 2014-2016.