Ebola: DRC records 9,816 cases and 4,757 deaths
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
The DRC recorded 9,816 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,757 deaths as of 22 October 2026, with 1,130 patients isolated or hospitalised and 2,635 recoveries. The response continues in eight provinces and 66 health zones, while contact tracing stands at 89.1%, according to the Ministry of Communication and Media.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had recorded 9,816 confirmed Ebola cases, including 4,757 deaths, as of 22 October 2026, according to the Ministry of Communication and Media. The response was deployed across eight provinces and 66 health zones.
The figures also included 2,635 people who had recovered and 1,130 patients in isolation or hospital. The case-fatality rate stood at 48.5%. Seventeen additional recoveries had been recorded in Ituri and North Kivu, the ministry said.
Between the figures recorded on 18 and 22 October, the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose by 264 and the number of deaths by 155. Contact tracing stood at 89.1%, compared with 84.8% the previous day, 5.9 percentage points below the target of 95%. In the five provinces that reported data on this indicator, 90.9% of validated suspected cases had been investigated. No new health zone had been affected in the 24 hours preceding the report.
The response covers Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Tshopo, South Ubangi and North Ubangi. In Ituri, 28 of 36 health zones are affected, and 17 of 34 in North Kivu. The 22 October figures follow the count of 9,600 cases and 4,600 deaths recorded on 18 October, followed by figures published on 23 October reporting 9,704 cases and 4,687 deaths in the DRC.