Monkeypox cases are climbing rapidly in D.C.
The District reported that it has 58 possible cases of the disease as of Tuesday, according to WRC-TV, NBC’s affiliate for D.C.
The station said that’s a more than eight-fold increase from June 28 when the District had seven reported cases.
D.C. Health told the station that the city received more than 1,200 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine and made 480 appointments available to select groups on Tuesday.
It’s an improvement from when the clinic was first opened last week, which had to be paused after one day because of supply constraints.