China’s confirmed cases of Mpox rose nearly five-fold in July to a new high, even as government efforts to contain the infectious disease’s spread ramp up.
Last month’s case count was 491, versus 106 in June, according to a statement from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. All patients were male and 96% of them had had sexual activity with another man, according to the Chinese CDC. There were no severe cases or deaths from mpox, the virus that was until recently known as monkeypox.