According to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH), by the end of the day on October 30, 2026, sixty-three (63) new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) had been reported across three provinces: Ituri (34 cases), North Kivu (25 cases), and Haut-Uélé (4 cases).
Among these, 23 community deaths were recorded (12 in Ituri, 8 in North Kivu, and 3 in Haut-Uélé). Additionally, 9 confirmed deaths were registered in Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) (7 in Ituri and 2 in North Kivu), bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported during this period to 32.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the DRC has recorded 10,414 confirmed cases, including 5,372 deaths—a case fatality rate of 51.6%.
Three provinces report case fatality rates of 50% or above: Nord-Kivu (55.5% – 2461/1366), Ituri (51.1% – 7380/3769) and Sud Ubangi (50% – 2/1).
The province of Ituri remains the epicenter of the outbreak, accounting for 70.9% of all reported confirmed cases and 54.0% of the new confirmed cases reported nationwide, while North Kivu accounted for 39.7% of the new cases recorded over the last 24 hours.
15 patients (12 in Ituri, 2 in North Kivu, and 1 in Haut-Uélé) were declared recovered after testing negative twice for EVD.
No new health zones have been affected in the last 24 hours.
Consequently, 67 out of 178 health zones (37.6%), spread across eight provinces, have been affected since the start of the outbreak.