NBC News is tracking monkeypox cases in the United States. "Public Health Emergency". This story will be updated weekly.
Monkeypox infection has doubled in two weeks.
NBC News is tracking monkeypox cases in the United States. This data is updated weekly.
As of Thursday, he had a case recorded in all but two states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. was This is up from 44 states and Washington, D.C. at the end of July andfrom 14 states and Washington, D.C. at the beginning of June.
In total, the United States has reported more than 6,000 cases of her since the beginning of May. The cumulative total worldwide exceeds 25,000.
The seven-day average of new cases reported increased from an average of 154 on July 20 to an average of 279 on August 3, according to NBC News analysis of CDC data.
58}The virus is primarily transmitted through close physical contact. Recent cases have mostly occurred among men who have sex with men.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency last month. Last weekCalifornia, Illinois and New York declared states of emergency due to the ongoing monkeypox epidemic.
Joe Murphy is a data editor for NBC News.
Alex Ford is an interactive journalist for NBC News.
Contributed by Dana Valinski.