The third person who died was a 40-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal province who had mpox-like symptoms including a rash all over his body, the Health ministry said.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa has recorded its third death from the viral infection mpox in an outbreak that started in May and has seen 16 laboratory-confirmed cases so far, its health ministry said on Tuesday.
The third person who died was a 40-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal province who had mpox-like symptoms including a rash all over his body, the ministry said.
“He passed on at home and the results came back positive for mpox on the 23rd June 2024,” it added in a statement. — Reuters
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