“We will continue to work with our federal partners to secure more doses as soon as they become available,” Adams and Vasan said in the statement. California had the second-most, with 799. New York had recorded 1,345 cases as of Friday, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the state health department called monkeypox an “imminent threat to public health.” The declaration will allow officials to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend code provisions to implement measures to help slow the spread. The announcement Saturday by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said as many as 150,000 city residents could be at risk of infection. NEW YORK (AP) - Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak.
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