Factbox: Monkeypox cases and deaths around the world

by Reuters
Monday, 15 August 2022 10:41 GMT

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, while confirmed cases have reached 31,400 worldwide

Aug 12 (Reuters) - More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency, as confirmed cases crossed 31,400 and non-endemic countries reported their first related deaths. read more

Below are the non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox-related deaths:

* BRAZIL reported its first death on July 31.

* INDIA reported first death on Aug. 1.

* SPAIN reported its second death on July 30.

Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox cases:

ASIA-PACIFIC

* AUSTRALIA had confirmed 66 cases as of Aug. 9.

* INDIA had confirmed nine cases as of Aug. 3.

* JAPAN had reported three cases as of Aug. 10.

* NEW ZEALAND had reported four cases on Aug. 11.

* The PHILIPPINES reported its first case on July 29.

* SINGAPORE had confirmed 15 cases as of Aug. 5.

* SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22. 

* TAIWAN confirmed three cases as of Aug. 9.

* THAILAND had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 5.

EUROPE

* ANDORRA had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 9.

* AUSTRIA had confirmed 175 cases as of Aug. 11.

* BELGIUM had detected 546 cases by Aug. 11.

* BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13.

* BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22.

* CROATIA had reported 12 cases by Aug. 2.

* CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 29 cases as of Aug. 9.

* CYPRUS reported three cases as of Aug. 9.

* DENMARK had confirmed 141 cases by Aug. 11.

* ESTONIA had confirmed nine cases by Aug. 5.

* FINLAND had confirmed 22 cases as of Aug. 4.

* FRANCE had confirmed 2,423 cases by Aug. 4.

* GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.

* GERMANY had reported 3,102 cases by Aug. 12.

* GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.

* GREECE had confirmed 48 cases by Aug. 12.

* HUNGARY had confirmed 51 cases by Aug. 11.

* ICELAND had reported 11 cases as of Aug. 9.

* IRELAND had confirmed 101 cases as of Aug. 11.

* ITALY had detected 599 cases as of Aug. 10.

* LATVIA had confirmed three cases as of July 25.

* LITHUANIA confirmed three cases on Aug. 9.

* LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 39 cases as of Aug. 11.

* MALTA had confirmed 30 cases as of Aug. 9.

* MONTENEGRO reported its first case on Aug. 1.

* MOLDOVA had reported one case by Aug. 12.

* The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 959 cases as of Aug. 12.

* NORWAY had reported 66 cases by Aug. 9.

* POLAND had reported 85 cases by Aug. 9.

* PORTUGAL had confirmed 710 cases as of Aug. 5.

* ROMANIA had confirmed 28 cases as of Aug. 12.

* RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.

* SERBIA had reported 23 cases as of Aug. 11.

* SLOVAKIA had confirmed six cases as of Aug. 2.

* SLOVENIA had reported 43 cases as of Aug. 11.

* SPAIN had confirmed 5,162 cases by Aug. 10.

* SWEDEN had confirmed 123 cases by Aug. 11.

* SWITZERLAND had confirmed 347 cases as of Aug. 11

* The UNITED KINGDOM had 2,914 confirmed cases as of Aug. 8, including 2,780 in England, 69 in Scotland, 25 in Northern Ireland and 40 in Wales.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

* ISRAEL had reported 174 cases as of Aug. 10.

* LEBANON had reported six cases as of Aug. 09.

* MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.

* QATAR had reported three cases as of Aug. 09.

* SAUDI ARABIA had reported five cases as of Aug. 09

* SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11.

* TURKEY had reported five cases as of Aug. 11.

* The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.

AMERICAS

* ARGENTINA had confirmed 49 cases as of Aug. 11.

* The BAHAMAS confirmed its first case on June 24.

* BARBADOS confirmed its first case on July 21.

* BERMUDA confirmed its first case on July 21.

* BRAZIL had confirmed 2,458 cases by Aug. 11.

* BOLIVIA had confirmed 10 cases by Aug. 11.

* CANADA had confirmed 1,012 infections as of Aug. 11.

* CHILE had reported 126 cases as of Aug. 9.

* COLOMBIA had reported 55 cases as of Aug. 8.

* COSTA RICA confirmed three cases on July 28.

* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC had confirmed five cases as of Aug. 11.

* ECUADOR had confirmed 16 cases as of Aug. 11.

* GUATEMALA had confirmed three cases as of Aug. 11.

* JAMAICA had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 10.

* MEXICO had confirmed 147 cases as of Aug. 11.

* PANAMA had confirmed two cases as of Aug. 9.

* PERU had confirmed 653 cases by Aug. 11.

* PUERTO RICO had confirmed 43 cases as of Aug. 11.

* The UNITED STATES had confirmed 10,725 cases by Aug. 11.

* URUGUAY confirmed its second case on Aug. 2.

* VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.

Sources: Data from World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters stories, releases from local authorities

(Compiled by Alizee Degorce, Andrey Sychev and Louise Rasmussen in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi, Elaine Hardcastle and Hugh Lawson)

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