The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirmed that, as of yesterday, there have been 13 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, making a total of 166 cases so far.
All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority under 40, revealed the DGS.
Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also a few cases in the North and Algarve regions.
The DGS assures the public that the identified cases "remain in clinical follow-up, and are stable".
