Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases

STORY: Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: La Paz CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. street and aerial views of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia STORYLINE: Bolivia accumulated 55 monkeypox cases in less than a month after the first infection was recorded, with an average of two cases per day, the Ministry of Health and Sports announced Friday. Three new cases were registered in the department of Santa Cruz, bringing the overall figure in that region to 47, with one recovery. The department with the second most cases was Cochabamba with five, followed by La Paz with three, and Potosi with one. Evelin Fortun, Executive General Director of the National Institute of Health Laboratories, told Xinhua that the first female case of monkeypox was confirmed on Wednesday in an 11-year-old patient. She said Cochabamba's department of health service reported that the patient showed symptoms of the disease and was in stable condition, while contact tracing was