The nation’s second possible death from monkeypox, in Los Angeles County, is being investigated to determine if the virus was a contributing cause of death. Texas officials are conducting an autopsy investigation into the the August death of an adult in a Houston-area hospital.
Los Angeles County officials said this week that they were investigating the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox to see if the illness was a contributing
L.A.'s Department of Public Health chief medical officer stressed that the death has not been confirmed to be the result of monkeypox, just that the person had a diagnosis of monkeypox when they died.
Los Angeles County health officials said last week they were investigating following the death of a person who had been diagnosed with the monkeypox virus.