Ebola had killed more than 5,300 people in DR Congo by 2 November 2026.
Claimed by: Africa CDC
Unresolved · 2026-11-11
No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
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No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
Who's reporting it
- Al Jazeera , 2026-11-03: Citing Africa CDC data, it puts the death toll at 5,376, of which 5,372 were in DR Congo and two each in Kenya and Uganda. source
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , 2026-11-03: Relaying DR Congo's national situation report, it counts 5,126 deaths among 10,532 confirmed cases in data up to 1 November, and flags that 314 Ituri deaths added on 31 October did not appear in the 1 and 2 November reports. source
- UN News , 2026-11-05: Citing WHO, it gives 5,126 deaths and more than 10,500 confirmed cases as of 1 November. source
- World Health Organization , 2026-11-06: WHO's outbreak notice counts 5,198 deaths among 10,668 confirmed cases in DR Congo as of 3 November. source
History
- 2026-11-11: Unresolved. No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
- 2026-11-10: Conflicting. Africa CDC's 2 November figure for DR Congo is about 250 deaths above the Congolese and WHO counts for the same days, and ECDC notes that 314 deaths added in a 31 October data clean-up were missing from the next two daily reports.