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5,000 cases and climbing

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Congo hits 5,000 Ebola cases, outrunning the response

WHO says the outbreak is outpacing containment efforts at unprecedented speed.

the number is the argument. he says '5,000' out loud because planes and budgets move on round numbers, not on epidemiology.

Case count crossed 5,000 this week

The history

  1. 2026-08-21— #1 · 26% · rising — Congo hits 5,000 Ebola cases, outrunning the response
  2. 2026-08-20— #1 · 29% · rising — Congo Hits 5,000 Ebola Cases, Outpacing the Response
  3. 2026-08-19— #1 · 30% · steady — Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases
  4. 2026-08-16— #1 · 30% · steady — The Charts Now Say Deadliest Ebola Outbreak on Record
  5. 2026-08-15— #1 · 34% · rising — Congo's Ebola outbreak is closing in on the record nobody wants
  6. 2026-08-14— #2 · 21% · steady — Past 4,000 cases, and now second-largest ever
  7. 2026-08-13— #2 · 19% · new this week — Past 4,000 cases, and already the second-biggest outbreak in history