Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
Health officials say 1,437 people have died as the Bundibugyo strain spreads faster than responders can trace contacts.
- On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 3,200 confirmed Ebola cases, including 1,405 deaths, as the outbreak spreads across six provinces with Ituri Province accounting for 89 per cent of all infections.
- Mercy Corps response team lead Onesphore Bangenza said in Bunia on Tuesday that "the virus is moving faster than we can contain it," noting the outbreak reached case numbers in 10 weeks that previously took two years.
- Nationwide, Ebola treatment centres have reached an occupancy rate of 82.1 per cent. In North Kivu Province, 171 patients occupy facilities designed for 141 beds, while health authorities recorded 125 new infections and 51 deaths within the previous 24 hours.
- Rebel violence and health worker strikes over unpaid wages complicate containment efforts. On Saturday, July 25, 2026, protesters set fire to rubble at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, illustrating ongoing tension between communities and responders.
- Neighboring Uganda is nearing Ebola-free status after discharging its last patient, while Nigerian health authorities identified 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory as high-risk areas following the DRC and Uganda outbreak declaration.
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There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and fight the virus with very little drinking water.
More than 3,200 cases and 1,405 deaths, but the real data could be much higher: the virus is intercepted when it has already circulated in the communities, the dramatic situation in Ituri, where it spreads between overcrowded camps and hospitals to collapse. Health workers strike, without salary. Uganda declares the emergency ended.
Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country's worst outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 3,200 cases. Aid organizations warn that in just 10 weeks, the outbreak has nearly matched the cases of the 2018-2020 outbreak considered the largest ever in Congo.
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