Coverage dated September 8, 2022 to September 13, 2022

Los Angeles Death May Be The First Confirmed Monkeypox Fatality in The US

Headline from Science Alert, on the newest of 3 developments

A Los Angeles County resident with a severely weakened immune system has died of monkeypox, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health reported Monday (September 12).

Science Alert's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Los Angeles Is Investigating the Death of a Person Who Had Monkeypox

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Monkeypox: Los Angeles Confirms First Death From Disease But U.S. Cases Continue To Drop

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Newest

    Los Angeles Death May Be The First Confirmed Monkeypox Fatality in The US

    Headline from Science Alert ·

Reports & sources

50 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Los Angeles Is Investigating the Death of a Person Who Had Monkeypox (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The death in Los Angeles is the second fatality under investigation in the U.S.

  2. Florida Phoenix

    Two potential monkeypox deaths under investigation in U.S.; virus has caused 18 deaths globally (opens Florida Phoenix)

    Published

    Florida Phoenix's feed description

    It’s been nearly two weeks since an investigation was launched in the death of a person in Texas who was diagnosed with monkeypox but had other severe illnesses. Now, another potential death connected to the virus is under investigation in Los Angeles County in California, leaving Americans waiting …

  3. Lamag

    L.A. County Investigating First Potential Monkeypox Death (opens Lamag)

    Published

    Lamag's feed description

    Health officials won't know for sure until the autopsy results come back, but it would be the second monkeypox death in the U.S.

  4. CBS News

    LA County investigating possible death from monkeypox (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    LA County health officials on Thursday announced that a person with monkeypox died, and are investigating whether the death is related to the ailment.

  5. Deseret News

    Here’s where the nation’s second possible death from monkeypox occurred (opens Deseret News)

    Published

    Deseret News's feed description

    Another possible death from monkeypox, in Los Angeles County, is being investigated to determine if the virus was a contributing cause of death. Texas officials are conducting an autopsy investigation into the the August death of an adult in a Houston-area hospital.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Monkeypox death confirmed by LA County health officials (opens KVIA El Paso)

    Published

    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.

  7. Forbes

    Monkeypox: Los Angeles Confirms First Death From Disease But U.S. Cases Continue To Drop (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    A person diagnosed with monkeypox in Texas also died, but officials have yet to confirm the cause of death.

  8. NBC4 Washington

    Health Officials in California Confirm What's Believed to Be the First US Monkeypox Death (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed by an autopsy.

  9. Politico

    First U.S. death from monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County (opens Politico)

    Published

    Politico's feed description

    The county health department said Monday that the resident “was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized.”

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    LA County Reports Its First Death Due to Monkeypox (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The Los Angeles Department of Public Health has confirmed its first death due to monkeypox Monday.

  11. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    First US death due to monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — A Los Angeles County resident’s death has been […]

  12. Advocate

    Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed (opens Advocate)

    Published

    Advocate's feed description

    (CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.

  13. The Week

  14. The Guardian

    Monkeypox fatality confirmed in Los Angeles | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    The death is the first in the state and possibly in the country, with the individual being immunocompromised and hospitalized. Plus, who won big at the Emmys

  15. Washington Examiner

    Los Angeles health officials report area's first monkeypox death, second in US (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Los Angeles Department of Public Health announced on Monday that the area's first death due to monkeypox has been confirmed.

  16. Live Science

    1st confirmed monkeypox fatality reported in the US (opens Live Science)

    Published

    Live Science's feed description

    The individual was severely immunocompromised.

  17. Newsweek

    U.S. records first death "due to monkeypox" (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The individual "was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized," officials said.

  18. The Guardian

    Monkeypox fatality confirmed in Los Angeles, a possible US first (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    The death is the first in the state and possibly in the country, with the individual being immunocompromised and hospitalized

  19. Washington Times

    L.A. County reports the first monkeypox death in the U.S.; patient was immunocompromised (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    California and federal officials have confirmed the first U.S. death from monkeypox.

  20. WMUR

    Monkeypox death — believed to be the first in the US — confirmed by LA County health officials (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks cases and has not confirmed any U.S. deaths from the disease.

  21. Foxla

    LA County confirms first monkeypox death (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the county's first death from the monkeypox virus.

  22. Fox News

    Los Angeles County officials report confirmed monkeypox death (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Los Angeles county health officials confirmed the first death due to monkeypox in a severely immunocompromised resident. There are nearly 22,000 cases in the U.S.

  23. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    First U.S. Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

    Published

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox was the cause of death in a Los Angeles County adult last week, public health officials confirmed Tuesday.

  24. KESQ Palm Springs

    LA County Health Dept., CDC Confirm first death in county due to monkeypox (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed today the first death due to monkeypox in a county resident. The person "was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized," the health department said in a statement …

  25. Lamag

    First Monkeypox Death in L.A. Confirmed by CDC (opens Lamag)

    Published

    Lamag's feed description

    The person "was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized," the health department said.

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Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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