Contra Costa County’s monkeypox numbers ‘growing every week,’ health officials say

There are 31 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Contra Costa County, with another 13 suspected cases, health officials told the county board of supervisors Tuesday. 

“While the numbers are still small, they are growing every week. 16 of our 31 cases have been in West County and 10 in Central County,” county health officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli told the board. “Ten of the cases of 31 have been in Hispanic or Latino men.”