DRC Confirmed Ebola Cases Surge to 321 — Ituri Province Spans 15 Health Zones as Total Hits 336 Globally

As of 2 June 2026, DRC Ministry of Health confirmed 321 total lab-confirmed Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) disease cases — a 39-case increase in 24 hours from the 282 confirmed as of June 1. The provincial breakdown reflects widening geographic spread within DRC: Ituri Province accounts for 299 confirmed cases now spanning 15 distinct health zones — the broadest geographic footprint the outbreak has achieved in a single province. Nord-Kivu province reported 19 confirmed cases from 7 health zones, and Sud-Kivu remained at 3 confirmed cases from 1 health zone. Confirmed DRC deaths rose to 48. DRC total suspected cases under active investigation fell to 116, reflecting accelerated lab confirmation converting suspected to confirmed status as mobile BSL-3 laboratory throughput continued expanding in Ituri. Combined with Uganda's updated count (see separate event), global totals for the 2026 BDBV outbreak reached 336 confirmed cases and 49 confirmed deaths as of June 2. MSF reported continuing construction of a 65-bed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Mongbwalu — the outbreak's largest and most volatile cluster zone — to complement the 40-bed Bunia ETU and the 80-bed Goma ETC that admitted first patients on June 1. ECDC maintained its EU/EEA risk assessment at 'very low risk if no travel to affected areas' while noting the geographic expansion within DRC was 'concerning.'