Ebola updates — latest reports and timeline

Ituri, 16 September: 41 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths (INSP report N°125), taking the province to 5,792 cases and 2,642 deaths.

North Kivu, 16 September: 27 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths (INSP report N°125), taking the province to 1,350 cases and 828 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 16 September: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°125), taking the province to 292 cases and 118 deaths.

Tshopo, 16 September: 1 new confirmed case and 1 death (INSP report N°125), taking the province to 30 cases and 11 deaths.

INSP report N°125 (data to 16 September, published 17 September), the latest this refresh could retrieve: the DRC stands at 7,475 confirmed cases and 3,605 deaths, a 48.2% case fatality ratio, up 71 cases and 28 deaths on the previous day, across the same seven provinces and 62 health zones. A total of 1,798 patients have recovered and 905 are in isolation.

Ituri, 14 – 15 September: 92 new confirmed cases and 39 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°122 and N°124), taking the province to 5,751 cases and 2,622 deaths.

North Kivu, 14 – 15 September: 42 new confirmed cases and 24 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°122 and N°124), taking the province to 1,323 cases and 821 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 14 – 15 September: 9 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°122 and N°124), taking the province to 290 cases and 118 deaths.

Tshopo, 14 – 15 September: 1 new confirmed case and no deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°122 and N°124), taking the province to 29 cases and 10 deaths.

Bas-Uélé, 14 – 15 September: 2 new confirmed cases and 1 death (the difference between INSP reports N°122 and N°124), taking the province to 7 cases and 4 deaths.

Ituri, 11 – 13 September: 121 new confirmed cases and 59 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°119 and N°122), taking the province to 5,659 cases and 2,583 deaths.

North Kivu, 11 – 13 September: 99 new confirmed cases and 51 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°119 and N°122), taking the province to 1,281 cases and 797 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 11 – 13 September: 11 new confirmed cases and 1 death (the difference between INSP reports N°119 and N°122), taking the province to 281 cases and 115 deaths.

Tshopo, 11 – 13 September: 4 new confirmed cases and 1 death (the difference between INSP reports N°119 and N°122), taking the province to 28 cases and 10 deaths.

Bas-Uélé, 11 – 13 September: 1 new confirmed case and no deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°119 and N°122), taking the province to 5 cases and 3 deaths.

Ituri, 10 September: 30 new confirmed cases and 23 deaths (INSP report N°119), taking the province to 5,538 cases and 2,524 deaths.

North Kivu, 10 September: 43 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths (INSP report N°119), taking the province to 1,182 cases and 746 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 10 September: 6 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths (INSP report N°119), taking the province to 270 cases and 114 deaths.

Sud-Ubangi, 10 September: the province's first confirmed case, which was fatal, in Bulu health zone (INSP report N°119), making it the seventh affected province. The patient, a 23-year-old man, had left South Kivu on 10 July.

Ituri, 9 September: 47 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths (INSP report N°118), taking the province to 5,508 cases and 2,501 deaths.

North Kivu, 9 September: 46 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths (INSP report N°118), taking the province to 1,139 cases and 725 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 9 September: 6 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths (INSP report N°118), taking the province to 264 cases and 110 deaths.

Ituri, 8 September: 55 new confirmed cases and 31 deaths (INSP report N°117), taking the province to 5,461 cases and 2,481 deaths.

North Kivu, 8 September: 27 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths (INSP report N°117), taking the province to 1,093 cases and 709 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 8 September: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°117), taking the province to 258 cases and 107 deaths.

Tshopo, 8 September: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°117), taking the province to 24 cases and 9 deaths.

WHO Disease Outbreak News 2026-DON617 (published 10 September, data to 7 September): 6,778 confirmed cases and 3,269 deaths globally, with 6,757 cases in the DRC (including two treated in Germany), 20 in Uganda and one in France. The DRC reported 963 more cases and 481 more deaths since the previous DON of 28 August.

Ituri, 7 September: 41 new confirmed cases and 24 deaths (INSP report N°116), taking the province to 5,406 cases and 2,450 deaths.

North Kivu, 7 September: 27 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths (INSP report N°116), taking the province to 1,066 cases and 697 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 7 September: 3 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°116), taking the province to 256 cases and 107 deaths.

As of 6 September, 2,007 people have been vaccinated with Ervebo across six health zones in three provinces — Tshopo, Bas-Uélé and Ituri — as vaccination of health-care and frontline workers gets under way. WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization concluded on 19 August that the evidence is insufficient for programmatic use against Bundibugyo virus, whose efficacy in humans is unknown, so WHO recommends Ervebo only within a research protocol.

Ituri, 6 September: 39 new confirmed cases and 28 deaths (INSP report N°115), taking the province to 5,365 cases and 2,426 deaths.

North Kivu, 6 September: 39 new confirmed cases and 22 deaths (INSP report N°115), taking the province to 1,039 cases and 681 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 6 September: 4 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°115), taking the province to 253 cases and 106 deaths.

Ituri, 5 September: 49 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths (INSP report N°114), taking the province to 5,326 cases and 2,398 deaths.

North Kivu, 5 September: 31 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths (INSP report N°114), taking the province to 1,000 cases and 659 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 5 September: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°114), taking the province to 249 cases and 105 deaths.

Ituri, 4 September: 53 new confirmed cases and 23 deaths (INSP report N°113), taking the province to 5,277 cases and 2,378 deaths.

North Kivu, 4 September: 31 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths (INSP report N°113), taking the province to 969 cases and 638 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 4 September: 2 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°113), taking the province to 247 cases and 105 deaths.

In Kinshasa on 4 September, Health Minister Roger Kamba officially launches a new six-month Ebola preparedness and response plan, costed at US$1.3 billion and drawn up under the technical coordination of INSP's public health emergency operations centre (COUSP). The plan puts the village at the heart of the response: it strengthens rapid response teams, surveillance, diagnostics, operational coordination and community engagement, with the priority of finding cases quickly, breaking chains of transmission and preventing new foci. WHO, Africa CDC, the United Nations system and technical and financial partners attend the launch.

Ituri, 3 September: 60 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths (INSP report N°112), taking the province to 5,224 cases and 2,355 deaths.

North Kivu, 3 September: 25 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths (INSP report N°112), taking the province to 938 cases and 623 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 3 September: 9 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°112), taking the province to 245 cases and 104 deaths.

Ituri, 29 August – 2 September: 253 new confirmed cases and 130 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°106 and N°111), taking the province to 5,164 cases and 2,342 deaths.

North Kivu, 29 August – 2 September: 113 new confirmed cases and 68 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°106 and N°111), taking the province to 913 cases and 614 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 29 August – 2 September: 27 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths (the difference between INSP reports N°106 and N°111), taking the province to 236 cases and 103 deaths.

Tshopo, 29 August – 2 September: 3 new confirmed cases and 1 death (the difference between INSP reports N°106 and N°111), taking the province to 22 cases and 9 deaths.

Bas-Uélé, 29 August – 2 September: 1 new confirmed case and 1 death (the difference between INSP reports N°106 and N°111), taking the province to 4 cases and 3 deaths.

WHO Disease Outbreak News 2026-DON616 (data to 26 August): 5,815 confirmed cases and 2,788 deaths globally, a 48.1% case fatality ratio, with 5,794 cases in the DRC (including two treated in Germany), 20 in Uganda and one in France. Between 14 and 26 August the DRC reported 1,129 more cases and 602 more deaths.