Another Man in KZN Dies from Mpox; Gauteng Reports Two New Cases | News24

Colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue) cultured in the laboratory. (NIH-NIAID/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Another person has died of Mpox in KwaZulu-Natal, raising the death toll to three since the outbreak of the disease in May. 

According to the Department of Health, the 40-year-old man from Ladysmith, who presented with Mpox-like symptoms including a rash, died at his home.

Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said the man did not go to a hospital.