There are now 1,076 infections across the country, an increase of 32 per cent on figures reported on Friday.

In the US, 244 cases have been reported, with California having the most cases, with 62 being detected in the state.

In the East Midlands and the South West 11 infections have been found, with just seven being detected in the North East.

Medics stated that the majority of cases are not in those who have documented travel to endemic countries - such as West Africa.

In recent years, there have been just seven cases of monkeypox, between 2018 and 2021 in the UK.

Of these, four were imported, with two cases having been household contacts and one had been a health care worker who had contact with an imported case.