There have been 97 cases of monkeypox diagnosed in Ireland up until July 30, an increase of 12 cases in one week.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre's latest report on the disease confirmed that ten people have been hospitalised in Ireland so far, and the median age of those infected here is 36. All Irish cases of the disease so far have been men.
According to the World Health Organisation, the number of confirmed cases globally stands at 23,351 and 98% of those affecting men. Last month the monkeypox outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the WHO, the loudest alarm it can sound.
