As of 11 November 2019 there have been 716 suspected or confirmed measles cases, an increase of 203 over the previous week.
The ministry says unfortunately there have been an additional three measles-related deaths, all young children, bringing the total of measles-related deaths to six.
Young children have been particularly hard hit, with 58% of cases being aged 4 years and under.
Over 40% of all cases have required admission to hospital, almost 90% of these to TTM Hospital.