Monkeypox: 454 confirmed cases in Texas

TEXAS, USA — The state health department has released its latest numbers on monkeypox cases in Texas on Tuesday. According to the Department of Sta...

August 4, 2022
5:32 AM

TEXAS, USA — The state health department has released its latest numbers on monkeypox cases in Texas on Tuesday. According to the Department of State Health Services, 454 Texans have been diagnosed with monkeypox, 228 of those in the North Texas area. This is the most of any reported region group in Texas. The North Texas area includes Texas Public Health Regions 2 and 3 within the department. There have also been seven confirmed female cases of monkeypox in Texas, Tuesday's report showed. The state's other 447 cases have been men.

WFAA Staff