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The 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (Ebola) outbreak in the DR Congo: national cumulative confirmed curve, latest health-zone figures and verified information on countries with imported cases. Confirmed cases only; every figure carries its source and date.

Cumulative confirmed cases (DR Congo)

10,351

Data date Oct 29, 2026 (COUSP-RDC / HDX)

Cumulative confirmed deaths

5,026

Deaths among confirmed cases 5,026 / 10,351

Newly confirmed, last full week (derived)

508

Oct 19–Oct 25; highest week 839 (Jul 20)

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  • Only confirmed cases and deaths are shown. The DRC does not report probable cases, and suspected cases are excluded (the HDX suspected series stop on 2026-08-04 and 2026-07-11).
  • Official figures are revised continuously and sources use different date bases (for example ECDC: “as of 13 October, data up to 12 October”): do not add or mix figures from different sources.
  • Deaths are deaths among confirmed cases. Health-zone deaths do not add up to the national total; see “Source checks” below.
  • “Newly confirmed per week” is a difference we derive from cumulative counts: it is not an officially reported weekly figure, not a risk score and not a forecast.

Data: COUSP-RDC via OCHA HDX (CC BY); INRB-UMIE (MIT); ECDC (CC BY 4.0)

National cumulative confirmed curve

DR Congo, national; each point is one officially reported cumulative count: 141 reporting days, 28 calendar days have no record and the line simply joins across them.

  • Cumulative confirmed cases
  • Cumulative confirmed deaths
05,00010,00015,000JunJulAugSepOctNovCOUSP-RDC · OCHA HDX (mostly INRB-UMIE daily files) 05,00010,00015,000JunAugOctHDX

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Newly confirmed per week (derived)

Monday–Sunday; difference of consecutive Sunday cumulative counts, linear interpolation over days without a report. Includes catch-up reports (the late-July peak partly reflects a batch of reports). Last 10 full weeks:

Week (from Monday)Newly confirmed (derived)vs highest week
Oct 19, 202650861%
Oct 12, 202648658%
Oct 5, 202646355%
Sep 28, 202648758%
Sep 21, 202638346%
Sep 14, 202647557%
Sep 7, 202657268%
Aug 31, 202658670%
Aug 24, 202651561%
Aug 17, 202656067%

Latest cumulative by health zone (confirmed)

Data date Oct 29, 2026; 67 health zones have confirmed cases. Table only: no health-zone boundaries are drawn.

Health zoneConfirmed (cum.)Deaths (cum.)Data date
Bunia1,990686Oct 29
Rwampara1,197430Oct 29
Nizi846308Oct 29
Mongbwalu717346Oct 29
Beni677448Oct 29
Katwa673412Oct 29
Mandima475249Oct 29
Mangala396172Oct 29
Butembo341199Oct 29
Nia-Nia340197Oct 29
Lita326164Oct 29
Bambu22049Oct 29
Komanda193118Oct 29
Wamba17360Oct 29
Musienene16077Oct 29
Nyankunde13943Oct 29
Mabalako11539Oct 29
Isiro11353Oct 29
Pawa11163Oct 29
Kalunguta9643Oct 29
Mambasa9444Oct 29
Tchomia8627Oct 29
Oicha8538Oct 29
Fataki8431Oct 29
Vuhovi5618Oct 29
Mutwanga5513Oct 29
Boma Mangbetu4619Oct 29
Kyondo4622Oct 29
Damas4110Oct 29
Lubero4115Oct 29
Masereka4113Oct 29
Kilo3913Oct 29
Makiso-Kisangani3714Oct 29
Lolwa369Oct 29
Aru257Oct 29
Biena259Oct 29
Rimba226Oct 29
Kabondo202Oct 29
Bafwasende183Oct 29
Manguredjipa165Oct 29
Drodro157Oct 29
Logo149Oct 29
Aungba125Oct 29
Adja111Oct 29
Gethy117Oct 29
Mangobo107Oct 29
Ariwara82Oct 29
Rungu63Oct 29
Viadana61Oct 29
Alimbongo53Oct 29
Ganga52Oct 29
Mahagi51Oct 29
Tshopo50Oct 29
Gombari31Oct 29
Kayna32Oct 29
Miti-Murhesa31Oct 29
Wapinda31Oct 29
Yakoma30Oct 29
Boga22Oct 29
Bulu21Oct 29
Kambala20Oct 29
Ango10Oct 29
Buta11Oct 29
Dungu11Oct 29
Goma10Oct 29
Lubunga10Oct 29
Wanierukula11Oct 29

On Oct 29, 2026 the health-zone confirmed cases add up to 10,351 against 10,351 nationally (difference 0); health-zone deaths add up to 4,533 against 5,026 nationally (difference 493). That is how the source data stand; we have not adjusted them or derived anything from them.

Imported cases and neighbouring countries

Only what the ECDC, CDC and WHO pages state, checked on Oct 15, 2026; “confirmed” follows each page and is not added to the DRC figures.

CountryConfirmedDeathsStatus and notesSources
Kenya 21 First imported case (a Kenyan resident of the DRC who travelled via Uganda, arrived 3 Oct, died 5 Oct, reported to WHO 6 Oct). CDC (totals as of 14 Oct) lists 2 confirmed cases and 1 death; the ECDC text (updated 14 Oct) and WHO AFRO describe the first case only. US CDCWHO AFROECDC
UgandaEnded · Aug 27 202 Outbreak declared over (Aug 27, 2026). WHO AFRO / Africa CDC welcomed the end of the outbreak on 2026-08-27 (42 days without a new confirmed case; last patient discharged 16 Jul); the ECDC page dates WHO's declaration 25 Aug; Uganda's Ministry of Health announced the end of local transmission on 28 Jul. Outbreak declared 2026-05-15; WHO AFRO counts 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths, CDC also lists 1 probable case. WHO AFROECDCUS CDC
France 10 Imported case reported by France's Ministry of Health on 24 Jun; recovered and released from care on 4 Jul (CDC); no active case. ECDCUS CDC
Germany 2– ECDC: a US citizen medically evacuated to Germany in May, and a second US citizen (positive, reported by US CDC on 10 Jul) evacuated to Germany on 13 Jul. Outcome not stated on the page. ECDC
Netherlands 1– ECDC: a healthcare worker based in the DRC tested positive on 29 Sep and was medically evacuated to the Netherlands (admitted 1 Oct); ECDC counts it as the fourth case imported into Europe. ECDC

Source checks

We compare the same figures with other sources and list differences as they are, unsmoothed.

HDX against INRB-UMIE, national cumulative confirmed: cases 138 of 139 common dates agree; deaths 138 of 139. Differences occur only on 08-06, 08-07, 08-08, where HDX applies government SitRep rows (the INRB file lacks 08-06 and 08-07 and records the 08-07 figure under 08-08). Note: HDX is largely consolidated from the INRB-UMIE files, so this is not an independent check.

Against published totals (HDX value for the same data date)

SourceData datePublished cases / deathsHDX same dayResult
ECDCOct 12, 20269,144 / 4,4109,144 / 4,410match
US CDCOct 12, 20269,144 / 4,4109,144 / 4,410match
WHO DON 619Oct 6, 20268,728 / 4,2058,728 / 4,205match

ECDC provincial breakdown: cases add up to 9,144 (equal to the national 9,144) but deaths add up to 4,470, 60 more than the national 4,410 on the same page. We do not use the provincial data; this is only a flag.

See the note under the health-zone table. WHO DON 619 (as of 6 Oct) mentions 64 affected health zones; ECDC (13 Oct) says 65.

Related WHO Disease Outbreak News (titles and links only)

Titles, dates and original links only; article text is not republished.

DateCountry/areaTitle
Oct 23, 2026 Nigeria · Kenya Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Nigeria
Oct 8, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sep 25, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sep 10, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aug 28, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aug 14, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aug 1, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jul 17, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
Jul 3, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
Jun 19, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
Jun 13, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
Jun 8, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
May 29, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
May 21, 2026 DR Congo Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus – Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 16, 2026 DR Congo · Uganda Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda
Dec 1, 2025 DR Congo Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Related reading

Recent items from MMWR, Eurosurveillance, EID, China CDC Weekly and PLOS NTDs (titles and original links only; bodies are not republished).

China notifiable-disease monthly reports (links)

China CDC Weekly national notifiable infectious disease monthly report titles and links; case counts are not ingested here.

Source ledger

COUSP-RDC via OCHA HDX

République démocratique du Congo : Cas et Décès d'Ebola (drc_ebola_cases_consolidated.csv)

Licence: CC BY (HDX: cc-by)

retrieved Nov 2, 2026 · SHA-256 761e1ed4f1…

INRB-UMIE BDBV2026-Data

insp_sitrep national cumulative confirmed cases/deaths (cross-check only)

Licence: MIT (Copyright (c) 2026 Kraemer Lab, University of Oxford)

retrieved Nov 2, 2026 · SHA-256 f729b9d99c…

ECDC

Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (hand-verified)

Licence: CC BY 4.0 (ECDC copyright page)

Oct 15, 2026 · manual

WHO Disease Outbreak News

DON (titles + links only)

Licence: WHO publication: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

How to read

Cumulative confirmed cases and confirmed deaths from the DRC authorities as consolidated by COUSP-RDC / OCHA HDX. Confirmed only: the DRC does not report probable cases and suspected cases are excluded. Figures are revised, and sources use different date bases, so do not add them up. Not a risk score and not a forecast.

Data are provisional and may be revised retrospectively; empty values mean not reported and are never filled with zero.

Data: COUSP-RDC via OCHA HDX (CC BY); INRB-UMIE (MIT); ECDC (CC BY 4.0)