KESQ The Riverside County Public Health has just announced an additional 7 new probable/confirmed cases of monkeypox. 5 of the new cases are reported to be in the Coachella valley. The other two cases are from western Riverside County. There are now a total of 39 confirmed monkeypox cases in the Coachella valley and 42 total cases reported for the entire Riverside County. All of the cases are men between the ages of 30 and 70. Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency The Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as early as Thursday, a source familiar with the decision told CNN.