According to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and as of October 18, 97 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported across three provinces: North Kivu (48 cases), Ituri (42 cases), and Haut-Uélé (7 cases).
Among these, 30 community deaths were recorded. Additionally, 11 confirmed deaths were registered in Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs)—6 in Ituri, 4 in North Kivu, and 1 in Haut-Uélé—bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported during this period to 41.
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Furthermore, 20 patients (12 in Ituri, 7 in North Kivu, and 1 in Tshopo) have been declared recovered, following two consecutive negative EVD test results.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the DRC has recorded a cumulative total of 9,552 confirmed cases and 4,602 deaths, representing a case fatality rate of 48.2%. Ituri remains the epicenter of the outbreak, accounting for 72.9% of all cumulative confirmed cases and 43.3% of the new confirmed cases reported over the last 24 hours.
To date, 66 out of 178 health zones (37.1%), spread across eight provinces, have been affected since the start of the outbreak.