WHO reports 5,794 confirmed Ebola cases in DRC as of August 26

The World Health Organization has reported 5,794 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,786 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of August 26, 2026, with the outbreak recorded across six provinces.

The affected provinces are Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tshopo. The figures cover confirmed cases reported in the country by the stated date; the research information does not provide a comparison with an earlier reporting period.

The crude case fatality ratio is 48.1%, according to the WHO information supplied for the outbreak. This measure represents the proportion of reported cases that have died, based on the figures provided. The research packet describes the outbreak as severe.

The WHO has emphasised challenges in timely case detection, the quality of clinical care and interruption of viral transmission. The supplied information does not give further details on the number of health facilities involved, the locations of individual cases, or the measures being used in the affected provinces.

Ebola is included in the report as the disease involved, but the research packet does not specify the virus variant, the suspected source of the outbreak, or whether cases have been reported outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also does not provide details about vaccination, treatment availability or current restrictions.

The latest figures therefore describe the reported scale of the outbreak through August 26, 2026, while the WHO-identified operational concerns focus on detecting cases promptly, maintaining clinical care and stopping transmission.