The letter
Bulletin No. 147Situation as of 8 Oct 2026
Summary of the INSP bulletin, with each new release
58 new cases, 33 deaths
The bulletin of 8 Oct 2026, published 9 Oct 2026, reports 58 new confirmed cases and 33 deaths. 58 cases is below the seven-day average of 67.0 a day. There is 1 new zone affected: Dakwa (Bas-Uélé); the outbreak now affects 65 zones in 7 provinces.
Since the outbreak began, 8,845 confirmed cases and 4,275 deaths: 48.3% of patients have died. 2,320 people have recovered. 28 more than the day before. 950 patients are hospitalised in Ebola treatment centres. Over the past seven days, an average of 67.0 cases and 33.3 deaths a day, against 61.4 cases and 29.9 deaths the week before.
02 Where
Nord-Kivu accounts for 30 of the 58 new cases. Then Ituri with 20, Tshopo with 4, Haut-Uélé with 3 and Bas-Uélé with 1. The other 2 provinces report none. 5 zones carry 31 of these 58 cases: Beni 10, Mandima 8, Katwa 6, Butembo 4 and Bambu 3. 49 of the 65 affected health zones reported at least one new case in the past three weeks; 16 reported none.
03 Deaths
Of the 33 deaths reported today, 14 occurred in the community, that is outside a treatment centre, and 19 in a treatment centre. Deaths outside a centre: 11 in Nord-Kivu, 2 in Ituri and 1 in Tshopo. Those in a treatment centre: 9 in Ituri, 7 in Nord-Kivu, 2 in Tshopo and 1 in Haut-Uélé.
04 The response
1,722 reports of possible patients ("alerts") were received; 1,722 were checked and 270 retained as suspected cases, to be tested. Ituri and Sud-Ubangi did not send its figures. 83.5 % of the people who had been close to a patient (the "contacts") were seen by follow-up teams, below the 85% threshold the INSP has set itself. Ebola treatment centres hold 60 patients per 100 beds: 924 patients for 1,538 beds. Beyond capacity: Nord-Kivu, 523 patients for 354 beds. Around new cases, 24 prevention rings were set up out of 48 expected, that is the disinfection of the home and the follow-up of relatives. Vaccination: 7,270 people have received the Ervebo vaccine since the campaign began on 26 Aug 2026: 4,953 in Tshopo (figure of 27 Sep 2026), 1,500 in Bas-Uélé and 817 in Ituri (figure of 30 Sep 2026). Since the previous bulletin, 88 more in Bas-Uélé. At control points on roads and at borders, 262,474 travellers passed through and 98.0 % had a temperature check.
05 The difficulties encountered
In Ituri, only 52.2% of the decontamination perimeters around cases have been opened, families refuse safe burials, 30 patients are in critical condition and 24 patients in Mandima have no meals. In Nord-Kivu, 159 of the 165 beds for suspected cases are occupied, 149 patients are being treated outside treatment centres and only 14 of 40 households have been decontaminated. In Haut-Uélé, 2 confirmed patients fled the Pawa centre, patient-care data are inconsistent and teams lack transport. In Tshopo, 12 of 29 ambulance workers are demotivated and 263 travellers refused screening, some claiming that “the disease does not exist”. In Sud-Kivu, only 5 of the 9 expected reports come in from checkpoints. In Bas-Uélé, the treatment centre is still under construction, none of the 11 entry points has been reinforced and vaccination is still waiting for its micro-plan and its funds.