Toronto Monkeypox

• Monkeypox cases rise to 423: Public Health Ontario

  The agency's latest report says most of the cases (nearly 78 per cent) were reported in Toronto.

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  Aug 3, 2022
  
• Person with monkeypox at Toronto homeless shelter moved to isolation centre

  A Toronto PHU is investigating whether there could be more monkeypox infections in a homeless shelter after confirming that a person with the virus recently visited the facility.

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  Aug 2, 2022
  
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• Monkeypox case confirmed in Toronto shelter system

  The individual was transferred to an isolation and recovery site, a system first set up during the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the coronavirus from spreading in congregate settings.

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  Aug 1, 2022
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• Toronto dancer tells of excruciating pain, isolation and stigma of monkeypox infection

  Peter Kelly was still bouncing back from COVID-19 when a case of monkeypox gave him the "worst pain" of his life.

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  Jul 22, 2022
• Almost 6,000 receive monkeypox vaccine in Toronto

  The city has been hosting community clinics offering the Imvamune vaccine to at-risk people, with locations at Metro Hall and Cloverdale Mall.

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  Jul 4, 2022
• 10 new monkeypox cases confirmed in Toronto; 33 cases in Ontario to date

  The agency says there are now 33 confirmed cases of the virus in the province as of Monday, and that 28 of those are in Toronto.

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  Jun 22, 2022
• Monkeypox vaccination clinics to be held in Toronto to protect ‘at-risk individuals’

  TPH said over the next week, there will be 24 vaccination opportunities to "protect residents and help curb virus spread."

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  Jun 17, 2022
• Toronto to begin vaccinating close contacts, high risk against monkeypox

  The clinics have been organized with the help of the Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance and other community partners.

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  Jun 11, 2022
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• 1 new case of monkeypox virus confirmed in Toronto, 23 cases under investigation: TPH

  In a series of tweets Thursday afternoon, TPH said as of Thursday at 3 p.m., there have been nine positive cases of monkeypox and 23 cases that are under investigation.

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  Jun 9, 2022
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• Toronto Public Health reports 3 more confirmed monkeypox cases

  In a tweet posted Thursday afternoon, the Toronto Health Unit said as of 3 p.m., there have been a total of five positive cases of monkeypox, as well as 10 negative cases. 

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  Jun 2, 2022