Ebola Toll Reaches 3,779 Deaths Among 7,820 Cases as North Kivu Caseload Overtakes Ituri Trend

Africa CDC reported 7,820 confirmed Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) cases and 3,779 deaths as of Sept 25, 2026 — a rise of 47 cases and 20 deaths from the Sept 23 count of 7,773 cases and 3,759 deaths — spanning 63 health zones across seven provinces (49 active, 8 in sustained control, 6 in control phase). Regional trends have diverged sharply over the latest three-week period: Ituri, the outbreak's epicenter, saw cases fall 25% and deaths drop 31%, while North Kivu's caseload rose 56% and deaths there climbed 19%, giving North Kivu the highest case-fatality ratio nationally at roughly 60.5%. About 65% of reported cases are still occurring within communities rather than being caught by surveillance, and contact tracing has improved from 10 to 20 contacts per case but remains below the 60-contact target. Response capacity has expanded to 24 laboratories running 3,400+ daily tests, with over 100,000 test kits distributed.