The report states that the number of new cases has been steadily increasing in recent weeks. According to the pandemic count, more than 300 new infections were confirmed every week in the 25th and 26th weeks. This indicates that the infection is still spreading at the community level, officials said.

} The report cites challenges including community non-cooperation in post-death sample collection and limited capacity, especially at Ebola treatment centers in North Kivu. It is said the inability to effectively trace the people who came in contact with the infected and the delay in laboratory testing have also created difficulties in controlling the infection. In addition, shortages of medicines and infection control materials, insecurity, and limited access to some affected areas have hampered epidemic control efforts, the report said.