The letter
Bulletin No. 105Situation as of 27 Aug 2026
Summary of the INSP bulletin, with each new release
69 new cases, 38 deaths
The bulletin of 27 Aug 2026, published 28 Aug 2026, reports 69 new confirmed cases and 38 deaths. 69 cases is in line with the seven-day average of 69.7 a day. No new health zone since 26 Aug 2026: the outbreak remains in 60 zones across 6 provinces.
Since the outbreak began, 5,863 confirmed cases and 2,824 deaths: 48.2% of patients have died. 1,318 people have recovered. 25 more than the day before. 795 patients are hospitalised in Ebola treatment centres. Over the past seven days, an average of 69.7 cases and 38.1 deaths a day, against 92.6 cases and 49.0 deaths the week before.
02 Where
Ituri accounts for 43 of the 69 new cases. Then Nord-Kivu with 13, Haut-Uélé with 11 and Tshopo with 2. The other 2 provinces report none. 5 zones carry 34 of these 69 cases: Bunia 11, Bambu 7, Wamba 6, Rwampara 5 and Katwa 5. 51 of the 60 affected health zones reported at least one new case in the past three weeks; 9 reported none.
03 Deaths
Of the 38 deaths reported today, 23 occurred in the community, that is outside a treatment centre, and 15 in a treatment centre. Deaths outside a centre: 14 in Ituri and 9 in Nord-Kivu. Those in a treatment centre: 12 in Ituri, 2 in Nord-Kivu and 1 in Haut-Uélé. The 12 in Ituri have not yet been assigned to a specific health zone, like 285 deaths before them.
04 The response
2,033 reports of possible patients ("alerts") were received; 1,755 were checked and 400 retained as suspected cases, to be tested. Of 498 samples tested in the laboratory, 69 were positive, that is 13.9 %. 87.3 % of the people who had been close to a patient (the "contacts") were seen by follow-up teams, above the 85% threshold the INSP has set itself. Fewer than three contacts in four were seen in the following provinces: Bas-Uélé. Ebola treatment centres hold 63 patients per 100 beds: 754 patients for 1,198 beds. Beyond capacity: Nord-Kivu, 232 patients for 220 beds. Safe burials, carried out by protected teams to avoid contagion: 150 deaths reported, 127 burials carried out, 118 bodies tested. Around new cases, 28 prevention rings were set up out of 74 expected, that is the disinfection of the home and the follow-up of relatives. Vaccination: 142 people have received the Ervebo vaccine since the campaign began on 26 Aug 2026: 122 in Tshopo and 20 in Bas-Uélé (figure of 26 Aug 2026).
05 The difficulties encountered
In Ituri, prevention rings are set up around 51.9% of new cases, disinfection teams are lacking in Fataki and Mangala, the Bambu centre and the Kigonze transit centre are full; residents refuse to be tested in Nia-Nia and Alimasi, 48 contacts could not be listed in Kilo État, and no psychological support is offered in Bambu, Nia-Nia, Mambasa and Lolwa. In Nord-Kivu, still no home of a confirmed patient disinfected, suspected patients kept outside the centres, the murder of a community leader in Mangothe (Beni) and a road to the Bundji cemetery still impassable. In Haut-Uélé, three control points did not send their figures, travellers refuse the temperature check and hand-washing, and a body intercepted at Magambe was released without a test. In Tshopo, the treatment centre has only 14 beds, the Kisangani incinerator is broken and residents still oppose investigations and transfers to the centre. Contact follow-up remains weak in Bas-Uélé.