The number of monkeypox cases in the United States has risen to 21 as of Friday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The agency’s data show that there are four cases in New York, four in California, three in Florida, two in Colorado, two in Utah, and one each in Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington state.
Health officials on Thursday said multiple U.S. cities reported suspected monkeypox cases.
“The Health Department has identified a Philadelphia resident who is a probable monkeypox case based on preliminary testing at the @PAHealthDept’s Bureau of Laboratories. Confirmatory monkeypox testing at the [CDC] is pending,” Philadelphia Public Health wrote on Twitter….