New York State Governor Kathy Hochul late Friday declared a state of emergency due to the continued spread of monkeypox.
“I am declaring a national emergency to strengthen our ongoing efforts to address the monkeypox outbreak,” Hochul tweeted.
She added that more than one in four cases of monkeypox in the United States are in New York, which also has a disproportionate impact on at-risk groups.
As of July 29, there are a total of 1,383 confirmed cases of orthopoxvirus/monkeypox in New York State, according to the New York Department of Health website.
Earlier on Friday, Brazil and Spain reported the first monkeypox-related deaths outside of Africa.
The World Health Organization last week declared a global health emergency, the highest level of alert, over the monkeypox outbreak.
(Reporting by Jubi Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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