By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Ministry of Health has reported an encouraging trend of more Ebola recoveries than new cases.
In the latest update given today, Friday, June 5, 2026, Ministry of Health says four patients have completely recovered and been discharged.
However, three more cases were confirmed adding on the 16 last reported bringing the cumulative total to 19 from the time the first case was reported in Uganda.
“The 3 new cases were contacts to confirmed cases who have been in institutional quarantine by the Ministry of Health,” reads the statement in part.
Unfortunately, one person, a Congolese national passed on bringing the fatality number to two, all foreign nationals.
There are still 13 Ebola patients under admission and close monitoring.
On Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026, the Ministry revealed that there were 668 contacts that were being monitored and followed up closely.
Symptoms
The incubation period or interval from infection to onset of symptoms varies from 2 to 21 days.
The symptoms of Ebola disease can be sudden and include fever, fatigue, malaise, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. These are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain rash, and symptoms of impaired kidney and liver functions. It is important for health and care workers to be on the lookout for these symptoms.
Despite a perception that bleeding is a common symptom, this is less frequent and can occur later in the disease. Some patients may develop internal and external bleeding, including blood in vomit and faeces, bleeding from the nose, gums and vagina. Bleeding at the sites where needles have punctured the skin can also occur.
The impact on the central nervous system can result in confusion, irritability and aggression.
