SAMOA MEASLES UPDATE: Death toll rises to 44 — 2 more babies die
Apia, SAMOA — The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has climbed to 44.
Five more deaths, including two of babies less than a year old, have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
The Samoan government says a further 208 cases have been reported in the past day bringing the total number of people infected to 3357.
A mass vaccination campaign is underway with dozens of New Zealand and Australian nurses in Samoa to assist.
Health authorities have been urging the country's parents to immunize their children, with more than 54,000 people having been vaccinated so far.
|
Age group |
Measles cases last 24 hours |
Total measles cases |
Total measles-related deaths |
|
0-5 months |
12 |
238 |
7 |
|
6-11 months |
24 |
415 |
13 |
|
01-4 years |
62 |
1046 |
20 |
|
05-9 years |
21 |
321 |
0 |
|
10-14 years |
6 |
102 |
1 |
|
15-19 years |
23 |
348 |
2 |
|
20-29 years |
43 |
518 |
0 |
|
30-39 years |
11 |
210 |
1 |
|
40-49 years |
4 |
94 |
0 |
|
50+ years |
1 |
14 |
0 |
|
missing age |
1 |
51 |
0 |
|
Total |
208 |
3357 |
44 |
* Table subject to update as new data becomes available
TULAGA UA IAI LE PIPISI OLE FA’AMA’I OLE MISELA
Ua faamaonia mai i fa’amaumauga a le Soifua o Maloloina e 3,357 gasegse ua a’afia i auga ole misela e oo mai ile aso 28 Novema, 2019. Mai lea fuainumera e 208 i latou na fa’amauina i totonu ole 24 itula.
Ua fa’amauina e 189 ni gasegase ua a’afia ile misela olo’o taofia i totonu o maota gasegase eseese i totonu ole atunuu e aofia ai ma le 160 olo’o taofia ile falemai a le Tupua Tamasese Meaole i Moto’otua (TTMH), 3 i Poutasi, 3 ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Lalomanu, 19 ile falemai fa’aitumalo a Leulumoega, 2 olo’o ile falemai a Malietoa Tanumafili II (MTIIH) ma le 2 o loo i le falemai faaitumalo a Safotu. O lenei fuainumera e aofia ai fanau laiti e 21 ma tinā ma’i to e to’a 3 olo’o taofia ile Potu Tigaina (ICU) ile falema’i i Moto’otua.
Mo le silafia, e 957 i latou na taofia talu mai le amataga ole pipisi ole fa’ama’i o le misela. E o’o mai ile taimi nei, e 727 i latou ua togafitia ma te’a i tua.
Ua fa’amauina e 44 i latou ua maliliu ona o a’afiaga ole misela.