Brazil’s monkeypox cases rise to nearly 1,000

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On July 27, local time, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country rose to 978, an increase of 65 from the number of confirmed cases in the previous week. %. The cases are mainly concentrated in the country’s most populous states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with confirmed cases reaching 744 and 117, respectively. The Brazilian Ministry of Health said it will pay close attention to confirmed cases and close contacts. The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on the 23rd of this month. (CCTV News Client)