DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 8,728 confirmed cases across 64 health zones
Disease
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
- Story wording
- +10 for terms such as catastrophe, famine, war, conflict, major earthquake, mass casualty or critical. Otherwise, +5 for active, ongoing, emergency, outbreak, cyclone or hurricane.
Score bands: Watch 0–24 · Moderate 25–49 · High 50–74 · Critical 75–100. Scores are capped at 100. Missing or unparseable figures add no points.
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In brief
- What happenedThe World Health Organization’s Disease Outbreak News published on 8 October reported 8,728 confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases, including 4,205 confirmed deaths and 2,269 recoveries, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 6 October 2026.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 8,728 · Deaths: 4,205 · Confirmed cases: 8,728 · WHO cumulative total as of 6 October 2026
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
Updated verified snapshot
This record was first dated 2026-09-20 and last verified 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z.
Situation
The World Health Organization’s Disease Outbreak News published on 8 October reported 8,728 confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases, including 4,205 confirmed deaths and 2,269 recoveries, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 6 October 2026. Confirmed cases had been reported from 64 health zones across seven provinces, with Alimbongo Health Zone in North Kivu the newly affected area.
WHO said the national daily case count remained high but transmission varied substantially by province and health zone. Conflict, insecurity, displacement and limited access to basic services continued to hamper surveillance, contact tracing, infection prevention and control, and timely access to care.
WHO also reported an imported laboratory-confirmed case in Kenya; the patient died on 5 October, and contact tracing began in Kenya and Uganda. Separately, CDC’s 9 October update reports a 7 October snapshot of 8,787 confirmed cases and 4,242 confirmed deaths in DR Congo. CDC’s multi-country total is 8,809 confirmed cases and 4,245 confirmed deaths, with Kenya (1 case, 1 death), Uganda (20 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths; separately 1 probable case and 1 probable death), and France (1 confirmed case, no death). These differently dated country/source scopes are retained separately and are not combined or reconciled.
WorldsAid verification
A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 5 attributed sources, cleaned feed formatting and checked the crisis, place and reporting date. 12 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.
Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 8,728 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
- Deaths
- 4,205 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
- Confirmed cases
- 8,728 · WHO cumulative total as of 6 October 2026 retained at 2026-10-10
- Confirmed deaths
- 4,205 · WHO cumulative total as of 6 October 2026 retained at 2026-10-10
- New confirmed cases since Report 18
- 475 retained at 2026-09-29
- New confirmed deaths since Report 18
- 222 retained at 2026-09-29
- Affected health zones
- 64 across seven provinces in DR Congo · WHO as of 6 October retained at 2026-10-10
- Most recently affected area
- Alimbongo Health Zone, North Kivu · WHO DON619 retained at 2026-10-10
- Confirmed recoveries
- 2,269 · WHO as of 6 October 2026 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
- Separate CDC DRC snapshot
- 8,787 confirmed cases · 4,242 confirmed deaths · as of 7 October 2026 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
- Historical WHO DON618 snapshot
- 7,890 confirmed cases · 3,799 deaths · 63 health zones · as of 23 September 2026 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
- IFRC regional response update
- 3 million people targeted · CHF 27.5 million requirement · 129.4% funding coverage · 9 October 2026 retained at 2026-10-10T20:58:04Z
What we knew when
- WorldsAid record entered the retained historical dataset.
- 3 MILLION PEOPLE TARGETED · CHF 27.5 MILLION REQUIREMENT · 129.4% FUNDING COVERAGE · 9 OCTOBER 2026 preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- WHO EXTERNAL SITUATION REPORT 19 · 7,733 CONFIRMED CASES · 3,732 DEATHS · DATA AS OF 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- WHO DISEASE OUTBREAK NEWS DON618 · 7,890 CONFIRMED CASES · 3,799 DEATHS · 63 HEALTH ZONES ACROSS SEVEN PROVINCES · DATA AS OF 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- WHO reports 8,728 confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases, 4,205 confirmed deaths and 2,269 recoveries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 6 October 2026, across 64 health zones in seven provinces. Alimbongo in North Kivu is newly affected. WHO also reports a laboratory-confirmed imported case in Kenya; the patient died on 5 October, and contact tracing was initiated in Kenya and Uganda. preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- CDC reports a separate 7 October snapshot of 8,809 total confirmed cases and 4,245 confirmed deaths: DRC 8,787 cases and 4,242 deaths; Kenya 1 case and 1 death; Uganda 20 confirmed cases and 2 confirmed deaths plus 1 probable case and 1 probable death; France 1 confirmed case and no death. preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
Earlier figures are never replaced by later values; additional observations are retained as new ledger entries.
Provenance
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Verified
SHA-256 c6fbdeb64c9655b28a150193024ed9bd6ab1319b4dc3811a7b6b2c7370ad60a4- IFRC GO · Africa Ebola BVD outbreak 2026 operational update
- WHO AFRO · Weekly External Situation Report 19 · data as of 20 September 2026
- WHO · Disease Outbreak News DON618 · published 25 September 2026 · data as of 23 September 2026
- WHO DON619 · 8 October 2026
- CDC · updated 9 October, data 7 October 2026