The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced 37 additional cases of monkeypox within the past seven days, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth to 317 residents since the state’s first case was announced May 18.

DPH provides public updates on monkeypox in Massachusetts on a weekly basis each Thursday. 

The 37 cases announced today had their diagnoses between August 25 and August 31.