The US has likely recorded its first death in a person diagnosed with monkeypox in Texas
The deceased who was also severely
immunocompromised, according to health officials
The unnamed adult who was being treated in Harris County, died on Sunday
The officials said the individual had “various severe illnesses” beside the virus, reports the Daily Mail
A cause of death is yet to be determined, but if it is confirmed to be monkeypox, it will make the fatality the first in the US from the virus during the current outbreak
Globally, at least 15 global monkeypox deaths have now been reported
The US currently has the largest outbreak of the virus in the world, with 18,101 cases diagnosed to date
The virus, native to West Africa, has spread to more than 40 countries so far, with nearly 50,000 cases confirmed