Ebola outbreak tops 11,000 cases | 11 Nov 2026 | The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has surpassed 11,042 since the outbreak began in May, according to the country’s health authorities. In its latest situation report, published on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said the country had registered 5,387 deaths, putting the fatality rate at 48.8%. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has now affected eight provinces and 67 health zones. Meanwhile, a British doctor who contracted Ebola while helping fight the outbreak in DR Congo was evacuated to the UK last week. The medic was admitted to a specialist isolation unit at London’s Royal Free Hospital, with British health authorities saying the risk to the public remains low.