Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread

Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026Kenya has announced its second Ebola death, as the virus outbreak spreads from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to several parts of Africa.The Kenyan Ministry of Health said on Friday that the latest death was that of a 65-year-old woman who had developed symptoms during quarantine and was a close relative of a Kenyan man who died ⁠⁠of Ebola earlier this month.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Nigeria confirms first Ebola case amid concerns about continental spreadlist 2 of 3Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials saylist 3 of 3WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countriesend of listThe ministry added that Kenya currently has seven Ebola cases receiving treatment at two isolation facilities.All the cases are within “one cluster, with no evidence of community spread”, it added.Kenya’s first Ebola case was identified this month in a man who travelled from DRC to Kenya and died at ‌‌a Nairobi hospital on October 5.Since then, Kenyan authorities have traced 135 contacts, all of whom were placed in quarantine, with nine cases confirmed, including the two patients who died.A...