Ebola outbreak: the story so far
While You Were Out has covered the Ebola outbreak in 3 verified stories since Friday, October 2, 2026, each checked against at least two news sources. Congo's Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,381 deaths on Tuesday, across 65 health zones in seven provinces. Kenya's Health Secretary Aden Duale said a Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years and traveled home through Uganda died in Nairobi and tested positive for Ebola, the country's first confirmed case. Congo's health ministry says 4,018 people have died among 8,300 confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak, which the AP describes as the fastest-growing on record.
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What's happening with the Ebola outbreak?
Oct. 14: Congo's Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,381 deaths on Tuesday, across 65 health zones in seven provinces. Oct. 6: Kenya's Health Secretary Aden Duale said a Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years and traveled home through Uganda died in Nairobi and tested positive for Ebola, the country's first confirmed case. Oct. 2: Congo's health ministry says 4,018 people have died among 8,300 confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak, which the AP describes as the fastest-growing on record.
What is the latest? (updated Wednesday, October 14, 2026)
Congo's confirmed Ebola cases pass 9,000. Congo's Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,381 deaths on Tuesday, across 65 health zones in seven provinces.
Timeline, newest first
- Congo's confirmed Ebola cases pass 9,000Congo's Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,381 deaths on Tuesday, across 65 health zones in seven provinces.
- Kenya confirms its first Ebola caseKenya's Health Secretary Aden Duale said a Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years and traveled home through Uganda died in Nairobi and tested positive for Ebola, the country's first confirmed case.
- Congo's Ebola death toll passes 4,000Congo's health ministry says 4,018 people have died among 8,300 confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak, which the AP describes as the fastest-growing on record.