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Monkeypox Cases Around the World

(Reuters) – More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency, as confirmed cases crossed 27,800 and non-endemic countries reported their first deaths.

Below are the non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox-related deaths:

Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox cases:

ASIA-PACIFIC

  • AUSTRALIA had confirmed 57 cases as of Aug. 4.

  • INDIA had confirmed nine cases as of Aug. 3.

  • JAPAN had reported two cases as of July 29.

  • NEW ZEALAND had reported three cases on Aug. 2.

  • The PHILIPPINES reported its first case on July 29.

  • SINGAPORE had confirmed 15 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22.

  • TAIWAN confirmed two cases as of Aug. 2.

  • THAILAND had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 5.

EUROPE

  • ANDORRA had confirmed three cases as of July 27.

  • AUSTRIA had confirmed 160 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • BELGIUM had detected 482 cases by Aug. 3.

  • BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13.

  • BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22.

  • CROATIA had reported 12 cases by Aug. 2.

  • CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 26 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • CYPRUS reported its first case on Aug. 2.

  • DENMARK had confirmed 123 cases by Aug. 8.

  • ESTONIA had confirmed nine cases by Aug. 5.

  • FINLAND had confirmed 22 cases as of Aug. 4.

  • FRANCE had confirmed 2,423 cases by Aug. 4.

  • GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.

  • GERMANY had reported 2,887 cases by Aug. 5.

  • GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.

  • GREECE had confirmed 33 cases by Aug. 3.

  • HUNGARY had confirmed 42 cases by Aug. 3.

  • ICELAND had reported 10 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • IRELAND had confirmed 97 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • ITALY had detected 545 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • LATVIA had confirmed three cases as of July 25.

  • LITHUANIA confirmed its first case on Aug. 3.

  • LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 31 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • MALTA had confirmed 17 cases as of July 20.

  • MONTENEGRO reported its first case on Aug. 1.

  • The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 957 cases as of Aug. 4.

  • NORWAY had reported 65 cases by Aug. 8.

  • POLAND had reported 63 cases by Aug. 2.

  • PORTUGAL had confirmed 710 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • ROMANIA had confirmed 22 cases as of Aug. 2.

  • RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.

  • SERBIA had reported 10 cases as of July 27.

  • SLOVAKIA had confirmed six cases as of Aug. 2.

  • SLOVENIA had reported 37 cases as of Aug. 2.

  • SPAIN had confirmed 4,942 cases by Aug. 5.

  • SWEDEN had confirmed 111 cases by Aug. 4.

  • SWITZERLAND had confirmed 316 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • The UNITED KINGDOM had 2,768 confirmed cases as of Aug. 4, including 2,639 in England, 67 in Scotland, 25 in Northern Ireland and 37 in Wales.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

  • ISRAEL had reported 166 cases as of Aug. 7.

  • LEBANON had reported four cases as of July 21.

  • MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.

  • QATAR confirmed its first case on July 20.

  • SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14.

  • SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11.

  • TURKEY reported first case on June 30.

  • The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.

AMERICAS

  • ARGENTINA had confirmed 32 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • The BAHAMAS confirmed its first case on June 24.

  • BARBADOS confirmed its first case on July 21.

  • BERMUDA confirmed its first case on July 21.

  • BRAZIL had confirmed 1,721 cases by Aug. 4.

  • BOLIVIA had confirmed five cases by Aug. 6.

  • CANADA had confirmed 957 infections as of Aug. 5.

  • CHILE had reported 91 cases as of Aug. 4.

  • COLOMBIA had reported 22 cases as of Aug. 5.

  • COSTA RICA confirmed three cases on July 28.

  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed its fourth case on Aug. 3.

  • ECUADOR had confirmed seven cases as of Aug. 4.

  • GUATEMALA confirmed its first case on Aug. 3.

  • JAMAICA had confirmed three cases as of Aug. 5.

  • MEXICO had confirmed 91 cases as of Aug. 3.

  • PANAMA confirmed its first case on July 4.

  • PERU had confirmed 340 cases by Aug. 3.

  • PUERTO RICO had confirmed 21 cases as of July 29.

  • The UNITED STATES had confirmed 7,509 cases by Aug. 5.

  • URUGUAY confirmed its second case on Aug. 2.

  • VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.

Sources: Data from World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters stories, releases from local authorities

(Compiled by Alizee Degorce, Andrey Sychev and Louise Rasmussen in Gdansk; Editing by David Holmes and Milla Nissi)

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