Overview
- The Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) published consolidated figures with data to July 23 showing roughly 2,973 confirmed cases and 1,309 deaths after reconciling national and provincial databases.
- Authorities say the one-time upward revision reflects data harmonization rather than a sudden surge in infections and highlights reporting delays between provinces and the national system.
- Clinical metrics in the INSP bulletin show a roughly 44% case-fatality rate, about 766 people currently in isolation or hospital care, 540 recoveries, and contact tracing coverage at 73.9% that officials call insufficient.
- The outbreak began in Ituri and has spread to North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo and has crossed into Uganda, which reported imported cases and has been monitoring cross-border risk.
- The WHO has declared the event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and the Bundibugyo strain has no widely authorized vaccine or proven specific therapy, raising concern for continued high mortality and strains on local health workers.