Political and Legislative
First American Death from Monkeypox Reported in Los Angeles County
The U.S. reported its first death caused by monkeypox, according to an announcement from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department.
The resident “was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized,” the department said Monday, adding that others who are severely immunocompromised and suspect they have monkeypox should seek medical treatment.
The death comes after six other countries with new outbreaks have reported deaths from the virus, including Brazil, India and Spain. There have been six other reported deaths globally in non-endemic countries.
