Confirmed cases
of monkeypox
in Italy rise to 689.
This is evidenced by the latest bulletin of the Ministry of Health, reporting an increase of 27 cases since the last survey on August 16.
There are 190 cases linked to travel abroad.
The median age of the patients is 37 years
: there are 679
males
and 10
females
.
The highest number of cases is recorded in
Lombardy
(297),
Lazio
(125) and
Emilia Romagna
(72).