The death toll from the Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak has risen to 126, while confirmed cases have increased to 681 across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, according to the latest update from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The update, issued by the Epidemic Intelligence Unit under the Surveillance and Disease Intelligence Division on 10 June 2026 and published on 11 June 2026, shows a continued increase in both infections and fatalities linked to the Bundibugyo virus disease.
The report stated that the DRC recorded 29 new confirmed cases, pushing its cumulative total to 662, while Uganda maintained 19 confirmed cases with no additional infections reported in the latest cycle.
The outbreak has now resulted in 126 confirmed deaths, including 124 in the DRC and 2 in Uganda.
This includes 5 new deaths reported in the DRC since the previous update.
The Africa CDC also revealed that 72 new contacts were listed in the DRC, bringing the total number of contacts traced across both countries to 6,525.
Out of this figure, 5,733 contacts are in the DRC, while 792 are in Uganda.
So far, 4,930 contacts have been successfully followed up and monitored, with Uganda reporting full follow-up of its listed contacts.
The report further confirmed that 34 healthcare workers have been infected since the start of the outbreak, comprising 29 in the DRC and 5 in Uganda, while 5 healthcare worker deaths have been recorded, all in the DRC.
The virus has now spread across four provinces and districts, including three in the DRC and one in Uganda. The number of affected health zones and districts has also risen to 28, with 27 in the DRC and one in Uganda.
Africa CDC reported 2 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 25, including 21 in the DRC and 4 in Uganda.
Health authorities in both countries continue to intensify surveillance, contact tracing, and response measures as efforts continue to contain the outbreak.