More than 200 monkeypox cases detected in Quebec
Posted June 29, 2022 11:44 am.
Quebec has confirmed 202 cases of monkeypox in the province as of June 27, according to the Ministry of Health.
The number of confirmed cases is up by 31 since June 20 – an increase of 18 per cent.
There have been 7,568 vaccine doses administered since May 27.
Variole simienne : en date du 27 juin, au Québec, 202 cas ont été déclarés et 7568 doses de vaccin ont été administrées depuis le 27 mai. Pour en savoir plus sur cette infection, les symptômes et les moyens de transmission: https://t.co/y3a5YtyFeS
— MSSS (@msss_qc) June 28, 2022
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health
Organization (WHO) declared eradicated around the globe in 1980.
For more, head to Clic Santé or Montreal public health’s website.
