LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. states that the United States More than 27,000 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed as of Monday, with California recorded the most at 5,278, followed by New York at 4,039 and Florida at 2,648.
Number of monkey pox cases in the US continued to decline The seven-day average was 63 cases as of Oct. 12, down from a record high of 583 per day on Aug. 1 this year.
Monkey pox infections are rarely fatal. Most cases heal on their own within two to four weeks, with the World Health Organization (WHO) stating that the disease has a mortality rate of regarding 3-6%, but those with immunodeficiency states are more likely to get sick when infected. leaven