Posted by Chinenye on Wed 11th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
Kenya has released its last Ebola patient from the hospital, bringing the country closer to being free from the disease.
(Health Minister Aden Duale. Photo Credit: The Kenya Times)
Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, which begins a 42 day monitoring period.
If no new people get sick, the government can announce that Ebola is gone.
Health Minister Aden Duale announced the news on Wednesday.
The 42 days is twice the longest incubation period for the virus, so the countdown would end on 23 December.
Kenya recorded nine infections in this outbreak.
The index case arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda in October.
The first patient and his mother died.
The other seven recovered, and four of the cases were healthcare workers.
Authorities traced 135 people who had contact with the infected, and all of them completed monitoring without falling ill.
The government says it will keep up surveillance and prevention measures.
The announcement comes as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 11,000 infections and more than 5,000 deaths.