Overview
- A national situation report released Sunday showed confirmed cases at roughly 1,873–1,926 and deaths in the 672–702 range, marking a rapid rise since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
- The public health institute added Haut‑Uele and Tshopo to the affected list and said investigations traced the new cases to population movements from the Ituri epicentre.
- WHO officials warn the true size may be two to four times larger because a large share of new cases have no known links to existing patients, indicating hidden chains of transmission.
- Treatment centres are operating near capacity with about 763 patients in isolation and 95% bed occupancy, while Africa CDC reports at least 112 health‑worker infections and 35 deaths and a US humanitarian responder has tested positive.
- The outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus for which no licensed vaccine exists, so care is mainly supportive and authorities are fast‑tracking experimental treatments even as conflict, displacement and community resistance hamper access and contact tracing.