DRC Situation Update: Cases Reach 4,566, Deaths Cross 2,128

The DRC Ministry of Health published a situation update on 12 August 2026 (data as of 11 August) recording 4,566 cumulative confirmed cases and 2,128 cumulative deaths — an increase of 117 confirmed cases and 67 deaths since the 11 August report. 570 patients were hospitalized in isolation, with 53 of 140 affected health zones across five provinces. Reuters wire coverage the same day, citing a new Science journal analysis, described the outbreak as the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record: deaths rose from 1,000 to 2,000 in under a month, versus over 12 months for DRC's 2018–2020 Kivu outbreak and nearly 5 months for the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic to reach 1,000 deaths. Conflict, delayed detection, and strained health services continue to hamper contact tracing, patient isolation, and transmission control.