To date, eight monkeypox-related deaths have been reported worldwide. The WHO predicts an increase in casualties.
- As of July 28, 1,955 confirmed cases have been recorded in France.
- On August 1, Indian authorities announced the death of a man infected with monkeypox.
19,691. This is the number of cases of monkeypox that have been detected worldwide since the beginning of May, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Currently, the infectious disease has been reported in 78 countries. According to the health authority, 70% of cases are concentrated in Europe (13,800 contaminations) and 30% in the Americas (5,400 cases). At the end of July, five patients, all located in Africa, died from monkey pox.
A patient died in Brazil
In recent days, new deaths due to this infectious pathology have been reported. On July 29, the Secretary of State for Health in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil reported that a 41-year-old man, carrier of monkeypox, had died in Belo Horizonte in the south-east of the country. . It was “hospital follow-up for other serious clinical conditions”, said the Brazilian authorities.
Two deaths in Spain
A few hours later, in Spain, the Ministry of Health announced the first death of a patient infected with the monkeypox virus. No details were given regarding the cause and date of his death. The following day, a second Spaniard suffering from this condition died. According to Andalusia’s regional health ministrythe 31-year-old suffered from encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which is suspected to be associated with monkeypox. “Among the 3,750 patients, 120 cases were hospitalized and two died,” specified the Ministry’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies.
“We expect more deaths”
According to the WHO Regional Office for Europe, an increase in monkeypox-related deaths is expected. However, he stressed that severe complications from the virus remain rare. “Given the continued spread of monkeypox in Europe, we expect more deaths,” said Catherine Smallwood, an emergency manager with WHO Europe. She added that the goal was “to quickly interrupt the transmission of the virus in Europe and put a stop to this epidemic.”
