South Africa has recorded its first two deaths from the viral infection mpox, with the first fatality being a 37-year-old man and the second victim a 38-year-old man. The country's health ministry confirmed the deaths, with the second person testing positive for mpox after showing symptoms such as lesions, headache, fatigue, oral ulcers, muscle pain, and a sore throat. The cases have raised concerns about a potential surge in mpox cases, leading to plans for vaccine procurement.
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The Western Cape province has recorded its first case of mpox, increasing the number of cases in the country to seven. https://t.co/es1RHONhvd
A second person has died from #mpox in South Africa, the health minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country's first death from the virus was reported. https://t.co/X1X3qiQxZI
#SouthAfrica's health department on Wednesday announced plans to procure #vaccines against the #Mpox after the country recorded its first confirmed death from the disease this week. https://t.co/cRk5UjoFdD https://t.co/DGHXgDDqJ2
With mpox cases are up the first few months of 2024, there's concern that we may in for a summer surge. https://t.co/Tn2xUshKlW https://t.co/XlujVmIPzE
A second person has died in South Africa this week from the viral infection mpox, the health ministry said on Thursday, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death. https://t.co/pfnKOlImwk
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South Africa's health ministry reports second mpox death this week, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death https://t.co/953Ak2gGXn https://t.co/zNkCM0YhAj
A second person has died from mpox in South Africa, the health minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country's first death from the virus was reported. https://t.co/baXnULhxcG
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The second person who died was a 38-year-old man. He was admitted to a hospital in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province with extensive lesions, headache, fatigue, oral ulcers, muscle pain and a sore throat. He tested positive for mpox on Wednesday. https://t.co/pfnKOlIUlS https://t.co/F9XS6j1BnC
A second person has died in #SouthAfrica this week from the viral infection #mpox, the health ministry says, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death. https://t.co/T4ZSdqcE2b
Another person has died in hospital after contracting the mpox disease, this time in Umgungundlovu in KwaZulu-Natal. | @Lisaleesolomon1 https://t.co/JpIHNYnsyN
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A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded in the past month, the health minister said on Wednesday. https://t.co/Sc7cYlva2y https://t.co/Sc7cYlva2y
A 37-year-old man has died in South Africa from the viral infection mpox, becoming the first fatality in the country after five laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded over the past month, the health minister said on Wednesday. https://t.co/13BWbiEJBz https://t.co/13BWbiEJBz
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