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Monkeypox virus: Yesterday, Kerala confirmed that samples of a 22-year-old man, who died on July 30, tested positive, making him India's first monkeypox-related fatality.
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Kerala: The young man was moved on to a ventilator on July 28. Since he had passed away with symptoms like fever, the state government had launched an investigation into the matter.
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The children, whose parents are labourers, had been ill for the past 12 days and were receiving treatment privately initially.