Albany County reported its first case of the monkeypox virus on Tuesday.
The infected person often travels out of New York, County Executive Dan McCoy said.
“As we learn more about this case of monkeypox and those around the state, now is not the time for alarm or panic," McCoy said in a statement.
He said the county was working with state and health officials to ensure it has treatments and vaccines.
As of Tuesday, there were 679 confirmed cases of monkeypox in New York state with the vast majority in New York City. The first case outside of the city was found in Sullivan County on June 7.
Additional monkeypox infections have been confirmed in Westchester, Suffolk, Nassau, Monroe, Erie, Chemung, Rockland and St. Lawrence counties.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said an additional 32,785 doses for the monkeypox vaccine will be coming to New York state this week.