Canary Islands notifies four new cases of monkeypox and already adds 158

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 30 Aug. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands reports four new cases and ten under study of monkeypox since Friday.

Thus, since the beginning of the declaration of the health alert there have been 158 confirmed cases, of which 91 were detected in Gran Canaria, 61 in Tenerife, four in Fuerteventura, one in La Palma and another in Lanzarote.

All active cases are having mild symptoms and remain in home isolation receiving follow-up from Primary Care, collects a note from the Ministry.

Apart from the confirmed cases, there are two other probable cases, pending confirmation, notified in Lanzarote and six other suspects, pending confirmation, three notified in Gran Canaria, one in Tenerife and two in Lanzarote.