In a follow-up on the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , the fastest-growing on record, the Ministry of Health reports 62 new confirmed cases and 30 deaths (14 community deaths and 16 deaths within Ebola Treatment Centers) from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) were reported in the provinces of Ituri (41 cases), North Kivu (16 cases), Haut-Uélé (4), and Tshopo (1), over the past 24 hours.

Ituri accounts for approximately two-thirds of the new cases.

From the start of the epidemic through August 13, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded a total of 4,727 confirmed cases, including 2,214 deaths, representing a case fatality rate of 46.8%.

Ituri remains the epicenter of the epidemic, accounting for 85.0% of cumulative confirmed cases and 66.1% of new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

55 of the 151 health zones across the six provinces have been affected since the start of the epidemic in the DRC. Ituri has 28 affected health zones out of 36, followed by North Kivu (12/34), Haut-Uélé (6/13), Tshopo (7/23), South Kivu (1/34), and Bas-Uélé (1/11).

Bas-Uélé

Bas-Uélé has become the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be affected by the Ebola epidemic.

According to the Director General of Africa CDC, Dr. Jean Kaseya, the first confirmed case concerns a person who came from Isiro, in the province of Haut-Uélé, who then went to Bas-Uélé before dying in Buta, the capital of that province.

The head of Africa CDC also claims that the outbreak may have started as early as February, several months before its official declaration in May. He emphasizes the uncertainties surrounding the spread of the virus and community transmission during this period.

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The outbreak the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest

UN humanitarian affairs chief, Tom Fletcher, warned Friday, “Ebola is winning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

The UN states: The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.

“This is a wake-up call,” Mr. Fletcher said.” We need speed, scale and solidarity before this virus gets even further ahead of us.”