Update: Ebola reaches an eighth Congo province as WHO traces Nigeria's first case
This story has been updated: Update: Ebola cases in Congo pass 9,700 as WHO says the outbreak is reaching ever more remote areas Oct. 24, 2026
Oct. 23, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 21 report. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached an eighth province, Nord Ubangi, which borders the Central African Republic, UN News reported Oct. 22. The outbreak has recorded 9,552 confirmed infections and more than 4,600 deaths. WHO is reconstructing the travel of Nigeria's patient, who arrived from Uganda, and said more than 40 close contacts have been identified. Kenya has reported nine cases, including one death, and says it has traced 135 contacts of the patient who died.
The wall: WHO's own situation report was not included, and the date of the case and death counts was not given.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of WHO's briefing)
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