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The number of confirmed monkeypox cases has risen to more than 1,800, with instances of the viral infection having been reported in 43 states and the District of Columbia – six in New Mexico.

Officials say vaccine demand has outpaced supply—the federal government has ordered 7 million doses, though the majority will not become available until the end of the year.

The spread comes amid a broader global outbreak, with more than 11,000 cases reported across 65 countries. It marks the largest known spread of the virus outside central and western Africa, though researchers say the current outbreak does not yet qualify as a pandemic.

Learn more about the virus here. 

Separately, average US COVID-19 deaths have risen above 400 per day, with more than 130,000 new daily infections reported, fueled by the spread of the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron strains. See more about the subvariants here.

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