There are now more than 400 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ontario.
The latest update from Public Health Ontario suggests that the number of confirmed Monkeypox infections has risen 15 per cent from July 28 and now stands at 423.Elsewhere in the GTA, Hamilton has nine confirmed cases, Halton has seven, Durham has six, Peel has five and York has three.
“Although cases have mostly been identified among males who report sexual or intimate contact with other males , anyone can get monkeypox,” the agency warns in its report. “Various factors that may increase the potential risk for exposure include close, sexual, and/or other intimate contact with someone who has a monkeypox rash, sore, or scabs.”
The World Health Organization also declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern back on July 23.