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India's Monkeypox Tally Rises To 14 As Delhi Registers Its 9th Case

The woman from Nigeria was admitted to the LNJP Hospital in Delhi with blisters and pus-filled lesions on genitals on September 16.

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A 30-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, making it the city's ninth and India's 14th case of the infection, officials said on Monday.

The woman was admitted to the LNJP Hospital here with blisters and pus-filled lesions on genitals on September 16. Her test report came back on Sunday, they added.

Another suspected patient, also of Nigerian origin, was admitted to the state-run hospital on Sunday. His test reports are awaited.

(With PTI inputs)
 

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