On Monday, 706 cases had been diagnosed in Belgium since the start of the epidemic. According to Sciensano, however, the number of new infections seems to be falling. The last recorded case for which information is available dates back to August 23.
The majority of those infected are men – 699 of the 703 cases for which the sex is known. Few of them had to be hospitalized, since out of 617 patients for whom information is available, only 32 were admitted to hospital.
As of August 31, more than 50,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded worldwide since the outbreak began in May, mainly affecting North America and Europe, according to the World Health Organization. Health. The virus has claimed 16 lives in 101 countries and territories.