According to the latest data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH), 80 new confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)—including 31 community deaths—were reported on September 10.
The confirmed cases are distributed across the provinces of Ituri (30 cases), North Kivu (43), Haut-Uélé (6), and Sud-Ubangi (1).
Additionally, 18 deaths within Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) were recorded—12 in Ituri, 4 in Haut-Uélé, and 2 in North Kivu—bringing the total daily death toll to 49.
Furthermore, 24 patients were declared recovered after testing negative for EVD twice (21 in Ituri and 3 in North Kivu).
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A new province has been affected: Sud-Ubangi, specifically the Bulu health zone, which reported one confirmed case (a death). The individual was a 23-year-old male who had traveled from South Kivu province on July 10, 2026.
It should be noted that 38 contacts have been quarantined following the death of this patient. Authorities are urging the population to adhere to preventative measures to stop the spread of Ebola virus disease in the Sud Ubangi province of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo.
From the start of the epidemic (May 15) through September 10, 2026, 7,022 confirmed cases—including 3,398 deaths—have been recorded in the DRC, representing a case fatality rate of 48.4%.
Ituri province remains the epicenter, accounting for 78.9% of confirmed cases reported across the seven affected provinces, while North Kivu accounted for 53.8% of the new confirmed cases recorded that day.
With the addition of the Bulu health zone in the newly affected Sud-Ubangi province, the DRC now has 62 affected health zones out of 167 (37.1%) and seven affected provinces. Ituri has 28 affected health zones out of 36, followed by North Kivu (16/34), Haut-Uélé (6/13), Tshopo (7/23), South Kivu (1/34), Bas-Uélé (3/11), and South Ubangi (1/16), which has been added to the list.