WHO reports two new monkeypox deaths and new cases

Cases have shot up 77 percent since the last report, WHO has said. [File: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported two new deaths from monkeypox since its previous disease update on June 27, bringing the total to three since the start of the year.

Cases have shot up 77 percent since the last report to 6,027, the WHO said in a Thursday update, with bulk of them reported in the European region. However, all three deaths have been reported in Africa, the report showed.