871 Cases of Monkeypox in Portugal

A total of 871 cases of Monkeypox have been registered in Portugal as of August 31. This translates to about 4 new cases per day over the last week. This is the smallest number registered since the spread of the disease stalled in July:

• July 1 - 415 cases - about 10 new cases per day
• July 7 - 473 cases - about 10 new cases per day
• July 13 - 515 cases - about 7 new cases per day
• July 20 - 588 cases - about 10 new case per day
• July 27 - 633 cases - about 7 new cases per day
• August 3 -710 cases - about 10 new cases per day
• August 10 - 770 cases - about 9 new cases per day
• August 17 - 810 cases - about 6 new cases per day
• August 24 - 846 cases - about 5 new cases per day
• August 31 - 871 cases - about 4 new cases per day

Assuming a hospital stay of no more than ten days for the infected, there should be no more than 40 cases of Monkeypox in Portuguese hospitals at the moment.

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