There were 74 cases of measles reported in the last 24 hours to the Disease Surveillance Team in Samoa.
According to the Ministry of Health a total of 5,154 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started.
There are currently 160 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities.
The total number of measles cases admitted to all hospitals recorded for the outbreak to date is 1,632.
Of that, 1,400 (86%) patients have been discharged.
To date, 72 measles related deaths have been recorded. There were no fatalities in the last 24 hours.
As of 13 December 2019, approximately 93% of all eligible people in Samoa have been vaccinated against measles.
Photo file Samoa Government Media
Source:
Press Release