The Ebola outbreak is breaking records — and just marked a grim milestone

Marie Bakikula, a caregiver at a UNICEF-supported nursery in Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, works at an emergency nursery for Ebola orphans. Marie Ruwet/AFP/via Getty Images

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The fastest spreading Ebola outbreak in history has surpassed another grim milestone. More than 10,000 people have been infected since the outbreak was first declared in May, according to the latest government figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“It’s a milestone that