State health officials reported 18 new monkeypox cases on Thursday, the highest one-week count yet as the outbreak spreads across the country.
Meanwhile, the number of health care providers and locations offering monkeypox vaccination across the state is expanding as the feds deliver more vaccine doses.
The 18 new monkeypox cases were diagnosed in men within the past week, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It brings the total number of monkeypox cases in the state to 49 since the state’s first case was announced in mid-May. That first case was also the country’s first confirmed case.
