There have been more than 1,500 confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, with more than 500 deaths.
70% confidence
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The exact cumulative figures on the session date (8 July 2026) are not stated in any usable primary source found: the most recent pre-session WHO/UN figures (23 June 2026) stood at 1,114 confirmed cases and 279 deaths (DRC + Uganda), below the claimed thresholds; the figure cited for 6 July 2026 (1,708 confirmed cases and 580 deaths in the DRC) comes from a WHO-cited bilan surfaced only via social media and could not be independently verified from a primary source in the searches performed.
The outbreak continued to grow rapidly after the session: WHO data showed 2,473 confirmed cases and 999 deaths in the DRC by 22 July 2026 (Le Monde) and 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths by 30 July 2026 (WHO DON), so the claim understates the eventual scale rather than overstating it.
Uganda's contribution remained stable at 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths throughout the period (ECDC, WHO).
The main confirming sources (WHO Disease Outbreak News of 30 July 2026, Le Monde of 22 July 2026) were published after the session date and could not have been known directly by the MEP; the point-in-time confirmation relies on the epidemic trajectory from primary sources.
SecondaryLe Monde (Afrique)Au total, 999 morts et 2 473 cas confirmés ont été recensés en RDC... Le bilan est maintenu à deux morts pour 20 cas confirmés en Ouganda (total exceeding 1,000 deaths in DRC and Uganda according to WHO).
SecondaryTV5Monde Info (Afrique)Lors de ce sommet, l'OMS avait recensé 2.344 cas confirmés en RDC, dont 930 décès, ainsi que 20 cas et deux décès en Ouganda.