
Monkeypox: 793 cases in the UK, more than 800 in Spain
Up to 20 June 2022 there were 793 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK. Of these, 18 were in Scotland, 3 were in Northern Ireland, 6 were in Wales and 766 were in England.
Devolved administrations | Confirmed cases |
---|---|
England | 766 |
Northern Ireland | 3 |
Scotland | 18 |
Wales | 6 |
Total | 793 |
A high proportion of England cases were known to be London residents (80%, 498 of 624 with reported home address). For confirmed cases in the UK, where gender information was available, 758 (99%) confirmed cases were male, with 5 confirmed female cases. The median age of confirmed cases in the UK was 37 years (interquartile range 31-43).
UKHSA: Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview, 21 June 2022
Confirmed monkeypox cases as of June 21st, 2022:
1. UK🇬🇧:793 cases
2.Spain🇪🇸:741 cases*
3.Germany🇩🇪:469 cases
4.Portugal🇵🇹:304 cases
5.France🇫🇷:277 cases
6.Canada🇨🇦:210 cases
7.USA🇺🇸:142 cases
8.Netherlands🇳🇱:95 cases
9.Italy 🇮🇹:71 cases
10.Belgium🇧🇪:62 cases pic.twitter.com/VicQlVf1pz— Monkeypoxtally (@Monkeypoxtally) June 22, 2022
BREAKING: Spain 🇪🇸 is the first country to reach 800 monkeypox cases globally, surpassing UK 🇬🇧.
— Monkeypoxtally (@Monkeypoxtally) June 22, 2022
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