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Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000 as deaths reach 5,387 – government data

Verified: 8 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 11. 5,387 killed, according to 2 outlets.

📍 DR Congo, CD·🕐 1h ago·8 outlets

The Bundibugyo-strain outbreak is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, behind the 2014-2016 West African epidemic.

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✓ Verified · 8 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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This report links 5 of the story's 8 outlets

3News· National ↗Daily Maverick· National ↗MyJoyOnline· National ↗The Citizen· National ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗

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Killed · 2 figures, newest first: more than 5,3001 outlet: thecitizen.co.tz· latest Nov 11, 8:06 AM UTC
Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases, with more than 5,300 deaths ↗; 5,3872 outlets: aljazeera.com, myjoyonline.com· latest Nov 11, 6:49 AM UTC
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths ↗

The story so far · 8 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 3:22 AM UTC

Nov 11, 2:24 AM UTCFirst report
Number of Ebola cases in DR Congo tops 11,000 — Reuters tass.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:22 AM UTC+58 min
Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show dailymaverick.co.za ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:22 AM UTC · +58 min
Nov 11, 5:01 AM UTC+3 h
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths aljazeera.com ↗
Severity rose to critical
Nov 11, 6:49 AM UTC+4 h
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths myjoyonline.com ↗
Nov 11, 7:39 AM UTC+5 h
Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 11,000 cases as disease keeps spreading thehindu.com ↗
Nov 11, 8:06 AM UTC+6 h
Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases, with more than 5,300 deaths thecitizen.co.tz ↗
Nov 11, 8:41 AM UTC+6 h· you’re reading this
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000 as deaths reach 5,387 – government data3news.com ↗
Nov 11, 9:24 AM UTC+7 h
Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congo's deadliest outbreak npr.org ↗

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[Claude] All three reports cover the same government update on DR Congo Ebola case and death counts and do not conflict with Report 1.

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