DR Congo had recorded 10,990 confirmed Ebola cases and 5,354 deaths among them in data up to 8 November 2026.
Claimed by: DR Congo's National Institute of Public Health (INSP)
Everything reported so far traces back to one source. Unverified. We'll update this page as reporting comes in, then say whether it held up.
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Who's reporting it
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2026-11-10: Citing DR Congo's situation report number 178, it lists 10,990 confirmed cases and 5,354 deaths across eight provinces and 67 health zones, and says about a fifth of known contacts were not being followed. source
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2026-11-10: It reports 10,990 confirmed cases and 5,354 confirmed deaths in DR Congo as of 8 November and describes the outbreak as the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. source
History
- 2026-11-10: Single source. ECDC and the US CDC both relay the same Congolese situation report, and ECDC says the figures are still under review and the outbreak is probably larger than reported.