Kenya reports four new Ebola cases raising total infections to seven

Kenya has confirmed four additional cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of reported infections in the country to seven. Courthouse News Service, Al Jazeera, Reuters, ABC News, and Anadolu Ajansi all reported that the total reached seven on Saturday following the new tests. Courthouse News Service and Anadolu Ajansi reported that three of the new patients are health workers. [1][2][3][4][5]

According to Courthouse News Service, the three health workers tested positive after caring for Kenya's first confirmed Ebola patient. The fourth new case involved an individual who was linked to the first patient and tested positive while in quarantine. The Health Ministry stated that all four new patients are in isolation receiving care, while two previously confirmed patients remain in stable condition. [1]

The first patient in Kenya died on October 5, days after arriving from Congo. Before the latest four cases were announced, CIDRAP reported that a third person in Kenya had tested positive for the virus as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spread into an eighth province. [1][6]

The 2026 Ebola epidemic began primarily in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with initial cases reported in May 2026 in Ituri Province. It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By early August, the outbreak had become the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record. [7]