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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley and Andy Gregory

Monkeypox: Cases rise to 2,859 as UK outbreak ‘showing early signs of plateauing’

Peter Byrne/PA

The number of confirmed and highly probable monkeypox cases in the UK has risen to 2,859, as health officials said the outbreak was showing “early signs of plateauing”.

This constitutes a rise of 100 since the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) previous announcement on Tuesday, which was preceded by a leap of more than 200 in the four days before that.

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