The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands confirms this Wednesday one positive case, one negative and notifies four under study for possible diagnosis of monkeypox. This means that there are a total of 11 confirmed cases in the Canary Islands since the beginning of the declaration of the health alert, six in Gran Canaria and five in Tenerife.
The four new cases under study reported to the Coordinating Center for Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health for study correspond to three men classified as probable and one woman classified as suspected who are with favorable evolution. These four new cases have been detected in Gran Canaria.
Therefore, the confirmed and notified cases in the Canary Islands since the beginning of the alert and until today are as follows: 11 confirmed cases, six in Gran Canaria and five in Tenerife; six probable cases pending confirmation, detected in Gran Canaria; seven suspected cases, pending confirmation, which have been detected in Gran Canaria, except one in Fuerteventura.
In addition, the Ministry also confirms six discarded cases, of which five are residents in Gran Canaria and one corresponds to a tourist on vacation in Fuerteventura.
