Kenya's Ebola cases rises to 8, with no communitry transmission yet

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The National Police Service Hospital, where contacts of the first Ebola patient are quarantined, in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 October 2026. /VCG

Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of ‌infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday.

The latest identified patient was a 49-year-old who had attended to the first Ebola patient, who died at Nairobi Hospital two days after arriving in the country from Congo via Uganda.

"Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for Ebola," Amoth said in an interview on Kenya's Citizen TV.

"He is a 49-year-old man who is not a healthcare worker. He developed fever, headache and muscle pain," he said.

Amoth said the man, who worked as a patient attendant cleaning utensils and linens, was likely exposed to Kenya's first Ebola case, discovered earlier this month.

So far, there is no evidence of community transmission in Kenya.

(With input from agencies)

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