Monkeypox cases rising in Oregon as COVID-19 strains hospitals

Monkeypox is spreading rapidly in Oregon, rising from five to 32 cases over the past month.

Meanwhile, the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon has grown from 309 to 424 over the same period, straining some hospital systems, state health officials said Wednesday during a media briefing on both viruses.

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