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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Jail is reporting its first case of monkeypox. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter that an inmate who arrived on Aug. 15 was placed in quarantine, which is a standard COVID-19 protocol for the jail. We have the first confirmed positive case of monkeypox virus in the Harris County jail. The male inmate …

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