Areas in the UK with reported monkeypox cases as infections edge closer to 600

Mirror

As the UK’s number of confirmed monkeypox cases soar well past 500, suspected cases of the disease have been reported in places as far apart as Maidstone, Bromley and Leicester.

As of Friday June 17, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had detected 46 additional cases of monkeypox in England, 3 additional cases in Scotland and 1 in Wales.

This brought the total number confirmed in the UK to 574. Updated figures are not expected until Tuesday afternoon.

Since June 8, GPs and other doctors have been required to report any suspected cases of monkeypox they see, and laboratories must also report if the virus is identified in a laboratory sample, Devon Live reports.

This is because monkeypox was added to the list of notifiable diseases by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). These are infectious diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever, and whooping cough, which have to be reported to local authorities or local Health Protection Teams….