Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected PBS News Hour - The Latest By: Associated Press 29 August 2026 at 00:16 The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.