The Ebola outbreak has spread to multiple provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including the northeastern region, and is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Approximately 900 Ebola cases have been identified in the country.

According to Dawn, more than 800 confirmed cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the Guardian notes that the whereabouts of almost 300 people who tested positive are unknown. The United Nations warned that the outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion.

The World Health Organization Director‑General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Democratic Republic of Congo during the outbreak, as reported by Al Jazeera. NPR reported that the country now has two Ebola testing facilities operating in or near the epicenter.

Doctors Without Borders reported an unprecedented rate of Ebola spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (TASS), and Médecins Sans Frontières said never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon after its declaration (BBC). Modelling cited by the Guardian predicts thousands of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo by September.

Health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack personnel, ambulances, and construction materials for isolation wards, and tens of thousands of contacts of Ebola cases remain untraced, both reported by Dawn. Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres have occurred in eastern Congo (Daily Sabah), and aid cuts, armed groups and local anger are complicating the response (Daily Sabah).

In neighboring Uganda, DW reported two new Ebola cases, both health workers in Kampala, bringing the country's total infections to seven, according to Hindu.