Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affecte

The ongoing outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest in history, the WHO said.

DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo. One zone has a fatality rate from the disease of 69%.

The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected  AP News

In a joint statement on Friday, the organisations said the achievement followed the discharge of Uganda’s last Ebola patient, an imported case, on 16 July 2026.

As a fast-growing Ebola outbreak grips the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations is warning of a critical funding gap. Secretary-General António Guterres says another 1.1 billion dollars is urgently needed to contain the crisis.

The Bundibugyo outbreak has reached 5,656 confirmed cases and 2,715 deaths, and is now spreading through 58 of the country's health zones.

Ebola Cases Keep Rising In Congo As WHO Declares Outbreak Over In Uganda  HuffPost

LONDON, Aug 26 - The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday.