Santa Cruz County health officials on Wednesday announced the county’s second probable monkeypox case in a week, with confirmation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still pending.

According to the county’s Public Health Division, the patient is a local resident who tested positive at a California Laboratory Response Network facility.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.