The number of monkeypox cases in Delhi has jumped to five with one more person testing positive for the rare virus on Friday. A patient was admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital two days ago and her sample tested positive for monkeypox on Friday.
According to Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of LNJP hospital, the 22-year-old woman has no recent travel history, but she had travelled one month ago. “Her sample tested positive on August 12 and she is currently under observation in hospital,” he said.
She is the second woman in the national Capital to contract the infection. “At present, four patients are admitted to hospital, and one has been discharged. Total five cases have so far been reported here. A team of doctors is treating her,” Dr Kumar said. With this, a total of 10 patients of monkeypox have been recorded in India. In a Press statement, the Delhi Government said monkeypox situation is being continuously monitored in the national Capital and there is no need to panic.
With the rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union Health Ministry released a list of dos and don’ts to avoid contracting the disease. It also underlined that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.