As the UK’s number of confirmed monkeypox cases soar well past 500, suspected cases of the disease have been reported in places as far apart as Maidstone, Bromley and Leicester.
As of Friday June 17, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had detected 46 additional cases of monkeypox in England, 3 additional cases in Scotland and 1 in Wales.
This brought the total number confirmed in the UK to 574. Updated figures are not expected until Tuesday afternoon.
