There are 31 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Contra Costa County, with another 13 suspected cases, health officials told the county board of supervisors.
As summer begins with increased travel and major events and gatherings, Bay Area health officials urge people to protect themselves against the monkeypox virus. This virus spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin
Health officials in 11 counties urged residents across the greater Bay Area Friday to once again take COVID-19 precautions like masking as cases and hospitalizations rise across the region.