DR Congo’s Confirmed Ebola Cases Pass 11,000 as Deaths Reach 5,387

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 11,042 confirmed cases of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, including 5,387 deaths, since its current outbreak began, according to the national public health institute’s situation report for November 9, published on November 10. The overall case fatality rate stands at 48.8 percent, and 2,990 people have recovered. “Since the start of the epidemic, the DRC has recorded 11,042 confirmed cases, including 5,387 deaths, an overall case fatality rate of 48.8%,” the institute said in its report number 179 on the country’s 17th Ebola outbreak. On November 9 alone, 52 new cases were confirmed, in Ituri (30), Nord-Kivu (17) and Haut-Uélé (5), and 33 deaths were recorded, 19 of them outside treatment centres. The virus has reached 67 of the country’s 178 health zones in eight provinces. Ituri, the epicentre, accounts for 7,684 cases and 3,628 deaths, while Nord-Kivu has 2,737 cases and 1,505 deaths, a fatality rate of 55 percent. The report also listed gaps in the response. Teams saw 79.7 percent of the 33,900 contacts under follow-up, against a required 95 percent. Refusals of screening reached 43 percent at two checkpoints in Mongbwalu. In Niania, the Avakubi checkpoint was closed because of insecurity, and four others did not operate because payments were two months late. The outbreak was declared on May 15, 2026, according to the World Health Organization, which has also recorded cases in France, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda and said those in France and Uganda had been controlled since August. As of November 3, the WHO counted 10,668 confirmed cases and 5,198 deaths in the DRC.