Today's developments push the outbreak total to 752 cases and 465 deaths.
Four of the 7 new cases were reported in Katwa, the latest outbreak hot spot.
The outbreak has now claimed 459 lives, and one family has had 21 cases.
With 6 new cases in Katwa, outbreak totals now stand at 721, including 446 deaths.
The illnesses bring the overall outbreak total to 715, including 443 deaths.
According to a series of tweets made by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, the agency is trying its best to handle food safety inspections and other critical work during what has become the nation's longest government shutdown.
Thirteen of 18 health zones in the region have reported cases in the past 3 weeks, and deaths have reached 439.
The number of confirmed cases in the DRC has jumped by 19 in recent days.
Ebola infections have been confirmed in 12 more people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including 6 in Katwa, one of the more recent hot spots, the country's health ministry said today.
Peter Salama says high rates in children might be due to facility types.
