Recent Fatal Mpox Case in KZN Brings Death Toll to Three

National Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale says the patient who died was a 40-year-old man from Ladysmith.

“He passed on at home, and the results came back positive for Mpox on the 23rd of June, 2024. The other two cases were confirmed in Gauteng, including a 43-year-old man who was diagnosed on 22 June 2024 at a local private health facility in Johannesburg and a 29-year-old male diagnosed in Mamelodi health facility on 21 June 2024. 

“They presented with symptoms indicative of disease and had no international travel history.”

The latest death brings the total number of Mpox deaths to three, while the number of laboratory-confirmed cases in South Africa now stands at 16 since the outbreak last month. 

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Eight are from KwaZulu-Natal, seven cases were reported in Gauteng, and one from Western Cape.

All cases are men aged between 23 and 43. 

The Health Department says efforts to curb the spread of the disease are ongoing in affected communities.

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