Quebec health authorities report another 30 new cases of monkeypox, for a total of 171 since the outbreak began in the province.
The latest figure is from Monday and exceeds the 141 cases declared in the province last Friday.
The Quebec Ministry of Health says 5,895 doses of vaccine have been given since May 27 to curb the largest outbreak of the disease in Canada.
Last week, Montreal officials extended the city’s vaccination campaign to all men who have sex with men, and in Toronto, authorities began organizing clinics to immunize high-risk people.
The rare disease comes from the same family of smallpox viruses that the World Health Organization declared eradicated worldwide in 1980.
Smallpox vaccines have been shown to be effective in fighting smallpox virus.
Smallpox is not easily transmitted between people and is transmitted by prolonged close contact through respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or body fluids, or by contaminated clothing or bedding.