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New York City is now the nation’s hotspot for monkeypox after ticking up 119 cases as of Wednesday.
Health officials have reported at least 605 cases of the illness across the US, which makes NYC’s tally nearly 20% of the total.
Cases in the city are up by 50% since last week, leading some to point fingers at June’s Pride month celebrations, which drew some 2 million tourists into NYC. The virus spreads via skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual, prompting some experts to call it a “sexually transmitted disease.”
San Francisco has already reported outbreaks stemming from specific Bay Area Pride events, per local media outlet SFist. Clubs and concerts throughout Europe have also become hotbeds for monkeypox.
New York City is nation’s monkeypox hotspot after uptick in cases
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