The Ministry of Health posted this friday 365 cases more of monkey pox in Spainwhich keeps our country as the second most affected in the world and the first in Europe. are already 4,942 confirmed cases in recent months, of which 139 have been hospitalized and two have died.
Madrid (1,817) continues to be the autonomous community with the highest number of cases, followed by Catalonia (1,558), Andalusia (661) and Valencian Community (284). A large number of cases, although smaller, have also been recorded in the Basque Country (130), Canary Islands (118) and Balearics (111).
have been confirmed nine deaths worldwide: Three in Nigeriatwo in the Central African Republic and in Spainone in Ghana and another in the Indiaalthough the WHO continues to investigate other deaths that could be related to this disease.
Among the most prominent symptoms by those infected are rashes, fever, asthenia, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. 98.4% of cases are men.