First U.S. death from monkeypox reported in California
The first confirmed death from monkeypox in the U.S. was a severely immunocompromised person in Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County health department on Monday confirmed the first death from monkeypox in the U.S.
In a statement, the department said the patient was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized, but did not provide further details.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the death as well, the department said.
In Texas, health officials are still investigating the death of a person with monkeypox. When the death was reported on August 29, the Texas Department of State Health Services said the patient was diagnosed with monkeypox in the Houston area and was "severely immunocompromised." But it's not yet known whether monkeypox was the cause of death.
The CDC has recorded nearly 2,000 monkeypox cases in Texas thus far, more than 550 of which were in Houston as of Monday, according to Harris County data.
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