Monkeypox Cases Drop, But Disease Hit Maryland’s Black Communities Harder

By Hunter Savery and Grace Yarrow, Capital News Service

New monkeypox cases are continuing to decline in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

However, newly released data from the Maryland Department of Health shows that Monkeypox cases in Maryland are disproportionately affecting Black communities, mirroring national demographic data as health officials grapple with how to slow the spread.

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