# The Department of Health says a social gathering in Cape Town is linked to a cluster of Mpox infections in the Western Cape. Spokesperson Foster Mohale says almost all those who tested positive were at the same event in the last four weeks. The number of confirmed Mpox cases nationally has risen to 18, with updated figures expected today. Mohale urges anyone with symptoms including fever and rash to self-isolate and seek testing.
South Africa’s Mpox cases rise to 18