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Diaries from February 2020 reportedly show Fauci privately estimated COVID-19’s mortality at about 0.2-0.3%, far below the roughly 2-3% CFR he told Congress weeks later, highlighting a discrepancy as Fauci faced ongoing scrutiny over the pandemic response.
Congo's current Ebola outbreak, caused by Bundibugyo virus, has reached 2,536 confirmed cases and 1,033 deaths as of July 23, 2026, making it the fastest on record to reach 1,000 deaths—about two months—while the fatality rate stands around 40%; unlike 2014–2016, this outbreak has fewer cases and is largely confined to five eastern provinces near the Uganda border, and there are no approved vaccines or treatments for Bundibugyo.
The case fatality rate of COVID-19 is a statistic, not a personal probability of dying from the virus. The rate is calculated by dividing the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths by the number of confirmed cases. Personal risk varies over time, place, and between individuals, and depends on intricate physical and biological processes. Health risks also vary among demographic groups. Therefore, the case fatality rate may not be a great estimate of personal risk for every person across all demographic groups.