Ebola death toll passes 200 in DRC-Uganda outbreak

Published by Albis · 19 Jun 2026

Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has reached 894 confirmed cases and 204 deaths, with cases up nearly 40% in a week and up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts

• • The rising toll marks a clear shift from outbreak alert to a severe active regional emergency.
• • Public-health transmission chain.
• • Relatives of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, were photographed in Bunia as health workers prepared her body for burial.
• • Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak had claimed 204 deaths and reached 894 confirmed cases, The Independent reported.