California Governor Gavin Newsom this afternoon declared a State of Emergency in regard to the spread of the Monkeypox virus.
In doing so, the state joins New York City and Wisconsin, which also declared states of emergency related to the virus today.
California has recorded 786 monkeypox cases as of Thursday, most concentrated in Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to the California Department of Public Health.
There have been no deaths in the state to date. The vast majority of those infected in the state are men who have sex with men.
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