Update: Congo's Ebola cases top 10,000, the second-largest outbreak on record

Oct. 29, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 27 report. Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000 cases, with 10,141 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths as of Monday, Oct. 26, according to the country's health ministry, UN News reported. It is the largest of Congo's 17 Ebola outbreaks and the second-largest anywhere, after West Africa's in 2014 to 2016, UN News reported. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment; candidate vaccines are in trials. Kenya has recorded nine cases, including two deaths, all linked to its first case.

The wall: The ministry's own case tables are not quoted.

Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of WHO and Congo's health ministry)

Sources

• UN News, DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000 (Oct. 28, 2026)

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