As of June 1, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed 282 cases of Ebola, according to the Ministry of Health. The majority of these cases, 264, are concentrated in Ituri Province, while 15 cases have been reported in North Kivu Province and three in South Kivu Province. The outbreak has resulted in 42 fatalities, with 238 individuals currently receiving medical treatment, and two recoveries noted. The DRC government declared the Ebola outbreak on May 15. The virus involved is the Ebola Bundibugyo strain, which was first identified in Uganda in 2007. In addition to the DRC, the outbreak has also impacted Uganda, where nine cases have been confirmed and one death reported. The situation remains critical as health authorities work to contain the spread of the virus amid a backdrop of over 1,000 suspected cases and approximately 240 estimated deaths in the DRC alone.