Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
Monkeypox cases are declining in New York City and globally as more people get vaccinated and as they change their sexual behavior in response to the outbreak, health officials said this week.
New York City on Thursday reported that 2,885 monkeypox cases had been identified in the city since the first case in the city was identified in May.
In mid-August, about 50 new monkeypox cases were being detected each day, a drop from the 70 or so new daily cases emerging in late July and early August, according to city data. “In recent days, we have begun to see cases fall and transmission slow,” said Dr.
Ashwin Vasan, the New York City health commissioner, during a City Council meeting on Wednesday. Monkeypox infections are also declining in parts of California and in Europe, which at one point had 90 percent of the world’s cases.
