LOS ANGELES — The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities.
There had been 1,036 cumulative monkeypox cases countywide as of Thursday, according to data from the Department of Public Health. That total now includes the region’s first reported cases in a jail and in a homeless shelter, health officer Dr. Muntu Davis said.
Just under half of L.A. County’s cases for which geographic information is available have been among residents in a central part of the county that includes West Hollywood, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Boyle Heights, while 15% are in a region that includes the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, county health data show. The San Gabriel and Antelope valleys have reported the fewest cases.
