India / Kerala govt will investigate the cause of death of a suspected monkeypox patient

The Kerala government will conduct an investigation to find out the cause of death of a patient suspected of monkeypox. This young man had recently returned to India from the United Arab Emirates. He died a day earlier, allegedly due to monkeypox.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the report of the patient's samples is yet to come. He said that the patient was young and did not have any other disease or any other health related problem, so the health department is ascertaining the cause of his death.

Mortality rate in monkeypox is very low

George said an inquiry would be conducted as to why there was a delay in getting him admitted to the hospital after his arrival from the UAE on July 21. The minister told the media, this particular type of monkeypox is not contagious to a high level like Kovid-19 but it does spread. In comparison, the mortality rate from this type of monkeypox is low. So, we will investigate why the 22-year-old died in this particular case as he did not have any other disease or health problem.

Patient died on Saturday morning

He said that since this type of monkeypox spreads, all necessary measures have been taken to prevent it. The minister also said that there is no study available on the specific type of the disease from other countries where the disease has been detected and hence Kerala is doing a study on it. The 22-year-old man died on Saturday morning allegedly due to monkeypox at a private hospital in Thrissur.