The Ministry of Health of Canary Islands Government notified this Friday two new cases and four under study of monkey pox since yesterday. Therefore, from the beginning of the declaration of the health alert there is 104 confirmed casesof which 70 were detected in Gran Canaria, 32 in Tenerife and two in Fuerteventura.
All active cases are having mild symptoms and remain in home isolation receiving follow-up by Primary Care.
Thus, the confirmed and notified cases in Canary Islands from the beginning of the alert and until today they are as follows:
- 104 confirmed cases70 in Gran Canaria, 32 in Tenerife and two in Fuerteventura.
- Two probable casespending confirmation, notified in Fuerteventura.
- Four suspected casespending confirmation, three notified in Tenerife and one in Gran Canaria.
The protocol of the Ministry of Health classifies cases between probable and suspected depending on whether the patient meets clinical criteria and epidemiological criteria (probable cases) or if it only presents clinical criteria and in this case it is considered a suspected case.
