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 deaths.
By Reuters – Alizee Degorce, Andrey Sychev and Louise Rasmussen
Aug 10, 2022
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 58 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 three cases on Aug. 2.
* 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. 10.
* BELGIUM had detected 546 cases by Aug. 10.
* 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. 10.
* CYPRUS reported three cases as of Aug. 9.
* DENMARK had confirmed 129 cases by Aug. 10.
* 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 3,025 cases by Aug. 10.
* GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.
* GREECE had confirmed 41 cases by Aug. 10.
* HUNGARY had confirmed 51 cases by Aug. 10.
* ICELAND had reported 11 cases as of Aug. 9.
* IRELAND had confirmed 101 cases as of Aug. 10.
* 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 34 cases as of Aug. 9.
* MALTA had confirmed 17 cases as of July 20.
* MOLDOVA reported its first case on Aug. 10.
* MONTENEGRO reported its first case on Aug. 1.
* The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 957 cases as of Aug. 4.
* NORWAY had reported 66 cases by Aug. 9.
* POLAND had reported 63 cases by Aug. 2.
* PORTUGAL had confirmed 710 cases as of Aug. 5.
* ROMANIA had confirmed 22 cases as of Aug. 2.
* RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.
* SERBIA had reported 10 cases as of July 27.
* SLOVAKIA had confirmed six cases as of Aug. 2.
* SLOVENIA had reported 37 cases as of Aug. 2.
* SPAIN had confirmed 5,162 cases by Aug. 9.
* SWEDEN had confirmed 111 cases by Aug. 4.
* SWITZERLAND had confirmed 347 cases as of Aug. 9.
* 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 169 cases as of Aug. 8.
* LEBANON had reported four cases as of July 21.
* MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.
* QATAR confirmed its first case on July 20.
* SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14.
* SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11.
* TURKEY reported first case on June 30.
* The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.
AMERICAS
* ARGENTINA had confirmed 37 cases as of Aug. 9.
* 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 2,293 cases by Aug. 9.
* BOLIVIA had confirmed five cases by Aug. 6.
* CANADA had confirmed 990 infections as of Aug. 9.
* CHILE had reported 91 cases as of Aug. 4.
* COLOMBIA had reported 55 cases as of Aug. 8.
* COSTA RICA confirmed three cases on July 28.
* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed its fourth case on Aug. 3.
* ECUADOR had confirmed 10 cases as of Aug. 9.
* GUATEMALA had confirmed two cases as of Aug. 9.
* JAMAICA had confirmed three cases as of Aug. 5.
* MÉXICO had confirmed 146 cases as of Aug. 9.
* PANAMA had confirmed two cases as of Aug. 9.
* PERU had confirmed 583 cases by Aug. 10.
* PUERTO RICO had confirmed 34 cases as of Aug. 5.
* The UNITED STATES had confirmed 9,492 cases by Aug. 10.
* URUGUAY confirmed its second case on Aug. 2.
* VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.
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