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WELLINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — New Zealand’s health ministry on Wednesday confirmed nine more cases of monkeypox from the community, raising the cumulative total. Nationwide, there are 20 cases.
Statement from the Ministry Nine of the monkey pox cases were identified, seven in Auckland and two in Wellington. All of which are infected from the community-level epidemic in the country.
Of the 20 people with monkey pox in the hospital and recovered, the ministry said 9 were infected from abroad and 11 infected in the community, adding that the risk by The general level is still very low.