This dossier follows reported Ebola totals in DR Congo and documented surveillance difficulties. Notification figures are distinguished from infection dates.
The ministry tally reported on 31 October reaches 10,351 cases and 5,026 deaths since the outbreak began. An attack on Bafwasende’s centre is reported the same day. Figures are cumulative and responsibility for the attack is not established.
The Congolese health authorities’ tally reported on 31 October 2026 reaches 5,026 deaths among 10,351 cases since the Ebola outbreak began.
These are cumulative figures since mid-May, not infections and deaths from the past 24 hours.
The published data does not provide each person’s infection or death date. Its release updates the tally but does not by itself measure the current speed of transmission.
An attack targeted Bafwasende’s Ebola treatment centre in Tshopo early on 31 October 2026, according to medical accounts gathered by Congolese media.
Chief medical officer Marcel Likilo reports two rooms burned before guards intervened. Kis24 also reports attempted arson and stone throwing, citing a treating doctor.
Health workers are requesting stronger protection. Accounts differ on the time and detailed damage; the attackers have not been identified.
Congolese health authorities’ tally reported on 27 October 2026 puts cumulative Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 10,060 confirmed cases, with 4,887 deaths. Anadolu and AFP report these national figures.
Authorities also report 2,684 recoveries. The outbreak, identified in May, has affected eight provinces. These figures describe the cumulative outbreak and do not represent infections or deaths solely in the past 24 hours.
Ouragan specifies that the daily data concern 25 October, with 96 newly notified cases. It also distinguishes reported deaths from the dates on which they occurred: delayed notification means that all the deaths cannot be assigned to a single day.
The updated tally provides a fresh monitoring point. Differences between data collection, the report and online publication dates must be retained when interpreting the outbreak’s evolution.
