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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Io Dodds

Second person in US dies after contracting monkeypox as reported total cases top 21,000

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health via Facebook

A second person in the US has died after contracting monkeypox, health officials say.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said on Thursday that it is investigating what role the virus might have played in the death.

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