That’s up from 177 dead, and 750 ill — as of Friday.

This is plainly out of control, in Ituri Province, DRC. The two burnt treatment centers were the focus of my last post — this updates the epidemic figures, as of this morning. Here’s NPR, on it:

…According to Congolese government figures released on Saturday, health workers have registered 867 suspected cases of Ebola and 204 deaths.

The Congolese government first declared an outbreak on May 15. Since then, confirmed and suspected cases have popped up across an area of Congo larger than the state of Florida.

Neighboring Uganda has also registered five confirmed Ebola cases.

On Friday, the World Health Organization raised its risk level for the disease at a national level to “very high….”

In better news — at this Memorial Sunday noon-time — I’m now off for a bike ride, to go see the babygrrls’ “ice – capades” last Spring practice — before the recital next Sunday. Woot!

After that, I then fly back to the Rockies a week from Monday, and on to Eugene, for more Olympic triathalon racing that Friday through Sunday night. Excellent!

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